JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

government with a constitutional Jedi-like power. Trump also appears to be relying on a legal advice defense (as he has with the challenge to the 2020 election and Jan. He makes direct reference to being given different accounts of the controlling law. .” 6th questions).

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 19, 2021

Waters’ most recent words could well be cited in the ongoing litigation over the January 6 th riot on Capitol Hill. Moreover, they would fail under a lower standard of proof than the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard in criminal law. Trump was clearly guilty of criminal incitement.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 14, 2022

It is really the first charge that has drawn the most attention and is likely to draw the most litigation. However, as discussed above, keep in mind that a conspiracy requires only two people to conspire to hinder the executive of any law. Most of the charges are similar to those in other cases in that respect and seem well-based.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The court dismissed the “tawdry tales” offered by the DOJ and declared that it was far more concerned with the damage that Smith was causing to the legal system with his virtually limitless interpretation of criminality. The case involved the prosecution of former governor Bob McDonnell (R-Va.),

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Various members and legal experts have claimed that the case for prosecution is clear on its face. What was touted by many experts as a slam-dunk criminal charge has now joined a long list of alleged crimes that once were nightly cable-news sensations. Many of the same experts now trumpet the charge of criminal incitement in the Jan.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 24, 2022

While castigating Trump counsel John Eastman for telling legislators to “just do it,” the same message seems to be coming from members and legal experts on some cable programs. However, many seem to be making the same demand of Attorney General Garland about bringing criminal charges. Here is the column: “SECVNDINVS CACOR.”

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JonathanTurley

JULY 5, 2021

Below is my column in the Hill on a series of cases that appear propelled by political rather than legal considerations. The costs to the legal system, the public, or victims in such cases are often overlooked but they are considerable. Nor is he alone in pursuing a case driven more by political than legal considerations.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The Travis County district court rejected the motion to dismiss, but the Seventh Court of Appeals correctly reversed by holding that “a reasonable person of ordinary learning would deem [the] accusation about Lilith being a criminal entity engaged in criminal acts as opinion.” That was not the case with the Dallas County case.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Here is the column: It seems the subject of Donald Trump , like necessity, is the mother of invention, at least when it comes to legal analysis. From bribery statutes to constitutional provisions, legal experts routinely and unfailingly conclude that Trump or his family can be prosecuted or impeached for an endless array of misdeeds.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The quote came to mind after reading the response of Abbe Lowell, legal counsel for Hunter Biden, to the issuance of subpoenas for Hunter and other family members by the House Oversight Committee. The public will demand the same vigorous prosecution in the face of any similar contempt by Biden associates. That will now change.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 31, 2021

Eric Swalwell against former President Donald Trump as a serious miscalculation that could result in a legal vindication for Trump either on the trial or appellate levels. In my view, the lawsuit contravenes free speech as well as controlling case law from the Supreme Court. I recently wrote about the lawsuit by Rep.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Repeated references to Joe Biden in these emails could create legal exposure. Biden is well aware of the perils from such civil litigation. The biggest issue is that influence-peddling is legal. The case for a special counsel. Clear conflicts are present in this investigation for Joe Biden.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 22, 2021

The Miller standard has long been criticized by legal scholars, including myself, as hopelessly and dangerously vague. California in which it overturned the conviction of Paul Robert Cohen for the crime of disturbing the peace by wearing a jacket declaring “F**k the Draft” in a California courthouse.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 25, 2023

The media heralded that case, and legal experts clamored for prosecution. He also faces other possible legal action, of course, including potential state charges in Georgia for election law violations.) And selective prosecution complaints are notoriously difficult to litigate.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 4, 2020

That ignores not just the legal but political significance of the action. Indeed, when Trump even suggested such a course of action, he was accused of obstruction by a host of Democratic politicians and legal experts. He must also find the appointment in the public interest. The appointment also makes a public report more likely.

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