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SCOTUS Narrows Reach of Identity Fraud Statute

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court narrowed the scope of a federal aggravated identity theft statute. The justices unanimously held that a defendant “uses” another person’s means of identification “in relation to” a predicate offense when the use is at the crux of what makes the conduct criminal. In Durbin v. United States , 599 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S.

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Michigan Legislators Face Calls For Possible Criminal Charges After Meeting With President Trump On Certification

JonathanTurley

We have been discussing the campaign of The Lincoln Project and others to harass and abuse lawyers who represent the Trump campaign or other parties bringing election challenges. Eliason recently defended the attacks on fellow lawyers who are represented those challenging election results or practices). McNally, 483 U.

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Have You Seen This Man? Biden Special Counsel Robert Hur Appears to Have Vanished

JonathanTurley

Given a suspect who is offering an implausible explanation for potentially criminal conduct, most prosecutors would want to secure a statement on the record. Lying to investigators is itself a federal crime — removing any questions over statutes of limitation. Smith used a flurry of subpoenas to pursue Trump over his documents.

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UNC Law Student Who Questioned Racial Incident Is Disqualified From Running For New Office

JonathanTurley

Being a lawyer requires a certain level of decorum and professionalism within the institutional setting. For example, in reviewing a criminal law (which is admittedly raises a more heightened concern), the Court in C onnally v. There is no room for insults and anger. General Construction Co. , 269 U.S. DeBartolo Corp.

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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

JonathanTurley

attorney Patrick Malone, who previously filed ethics complaints against lawyers representing the Trump campaign or the Republican party. Trump lawyers many view this lawsuit as a greater opportunity than a liability for their client. COUNT FOUR (Violation of a Public Safety Statute: D.C. Code § 22-1322 – Incitement to Riot).

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Barr’s Appointment Of Special Counsel Leaves Biden and Democrats In A Muddle

JonathanTurley

Some of us expressed doubts over those reports since Durham asked for this investigation to be upgraded to a criminal matter , secured the criminal plea of former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith , and asked recently for over a thousand pages of classified intelligence material.

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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

JonathanTurley

The statute defines “information content provider” as “any person or entity that is responsible, in whole or in part, for the creation or development of information provided through the Internet or any other interactive computer service.” For Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. 47 U.S.C. § Craigslist, Inc. , 3d 666, 670 (7th Cir.

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