JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The recent rape of a woman on a train in Pennsylvania has shocked and disgusted the nation, particularly after passengers did nothing to help the woman as she was allegedly attacked by Fiston Ngoy, 35. Now police are reportedly considering criminal charges against passengers who filmed the rape and did not call the police. 316, 155 A.2d

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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

JANUARY 12, 2021

I have long disagreed with the view that there is a constitutional barrier to indicting a sitting president. My problem with this criminal case is not the timing of an indictment but the basis for the indictment. As I wrote earlier , the governing legal standard for violent speech is found in Brandenburg v.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 22, 2021

The ruling is reminiscent of the ruling of another judge in Pennsylvania in a case where a Muslim man attacked an atheist who wore a “Zombie Mohammed” costume on Halloween. The Miller standard has long been criticized by legal scholars, including myself, as hopelessly and dangerously vague. In earlier cases like Jacobellis v.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 6, 2022

However, I have long maintained that there was no evidence to support a criminal charge against Trump for incitement. Yet, a year ago, various legal experts declared that Trump should be charged based on his speech and his delay in calling for protesters to leave Capitol Hill. So let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.”

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 11, 2021

So let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.” The governing legal standard for violent speech is found in Brandenburg v. .” He ended his speech by saying a protest at the Capitol was meant to “try and give our Republicans, the weak ones … the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.

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