Constitutional Law Criminal Law Legal Texas 
JonathanTurley
MARCH 28, 2024
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has blocked border enforcement by the state under Texas’s SB 4. Many of us had predicted this result given the prior precedent of the Supreme Court on the federal preemption of state immigration laws. ‘Removal is a civil, not criminal, matter.’
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 11, 2021
Last night, the Texas Supreme Court lifted the temporary restraining order. The earlier discussion noted that the authority of the Texas legislature to compel the appearance of members (which is the same as the provision in U.S. Constitution) is expressly stated in the state constitution. That is clear legal authority.
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JonathanTurley
JUNE 9, 2023
.” The problem, however, is that this is just like the transport of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in September 2022, which a number of Democratic leaders and legal experts insisted was also a clear case of kidnapping and human trafficking. First, let’s look at the law. Newsom previously asked the U.S.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
In another defeat for the Justice Department, a federal court has ordered not just the appointment of a Special Master but halted the use of the seized Mar-a-Lago documents by prosecutors until the legal status of these documents is established (The ongoing intelligence security review of classified material can continue). The ruling by U.S.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 17, 2022
While legal experts pushed the department to challenge the entire order, the Department is seeking a smaller target. ” Despite a chorus of legal experts claiming that the entire order is legally unfounded and unsupportable, the DOJ is not making those arguments in court. It is a smart move.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 3, 2021
Yet, the host of legal experts and media who condemned the use of tear gas and the clearing of the Lafayette park area last year are entirely silent on the disclosures. As I noted in my testimony to Congress on the protest, the clearing of the park raised serious legal questions, particularly the unjustified use of force that night.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
The Texas Supreme Court has handed down a major ruling in defense of free speech this week. The underlying cases stem from an intense political fight over an ordinance passed by the city council in Waskom, Texas. It conditionally criminalized aiding or abetting most abortions if the United States Supreme Court later overruled Roe v.
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