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. It is one of a number of lawsuits, including a lawsuit filed by Rep. Trump’s Jan.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

However, such crimes are notoriously difficult to litigate , as shown by the failed 2012 prosecution of former presidential candidate John Edwards. Many of these alleged criminal acts were presented as reassuringly simple and straightforward. That simply is not true. The problem is free speech. Trump’s Jan.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 31, 2021

.” Imagine what would happen to free speech in the United States if people could be sued for their “suggestive words and encouragement” for third parties who later violate the law. On the existing evidence, they will likely fail on appeal, even if they survive the trial level litigation. In Brandenburg v.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 22, 2021

Ohio , the Court could not even agree on a clear reason why a porn film was not so obscene as to allow prosecution. 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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