JonathanTurley

JANUARY 8, 2022

” He would make such comments a gross misdemeanor subject to incarceration. Such a criminal law would be ripe for abuse and would create a chilling effect that would be positively glacial. We have seen other Democratic leaders use the criminal process in similarly reckless fashions. What does that even mean?

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Indeed, the site shows a long-standing anomaly in our criminal law. It would be illegal for Gibson to offer sex for money on the street under our prostitution laws. The Criminal Allegation Daniel P. Watkins, a lawyer for Gibson, supported her claim of a criminal violation, citing the state’s revenge porn law.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Generally there is no duty to rescue or to call police under the common law. For example, Washington state allows for the charging of a misdemeanor. The law covers violent crimes, sexual assault, and assault of a child. Perhaps some of our Pennsylvania lawyers could help out.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 17, 2021

As I said in both the Clinton and Trump impeachment hearings, the House is under a duty to impeach if it believes that a president has committed a high crime and misdemeanor. However, what was an intriguing academic puzzle is now a pressing constitutional concern. If that occurred on the last day of a term, it would still be warranted.

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