JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Sheriff’s Office is seeking criminal charges against a Howell woman who posted nasty attacks on Twitter to criticize recent public meeting comments by anti-maskers. However, as will come as no surprise to regulars on this blog, I do not see the basis for such a criminal referral, which creates a chilling effect on free speech.
JonathanTurley
JULY 24, 2021
However, Trask was also key to the arrest of men in the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. As a criminal defense attorney, I have long been a critic of the degree to which the FBI often pushes defendants to take actions to trigger criminal charges. Trask’s affidavit was used to arrest the men in the Michigan case.
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JonathanTurley
APRIL 12, 2022
It appears, however, that Eve’s defense had greater success in Michigan this week after a jury failed to convict a single member of the alleged conspiracy to kidnap and execute Gov. That collapse is now complete after a Michigan jury acquitted two of the four men tried for the conspiracy and then hung on the other two.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 28, 2023
A professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, has been suspended after posting threatening statements on social media posts that suggested that people would be justified in killing speakers who hold opposing views on issues like transgender policies. Wayne State University President M.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
Now, the Michigan Attorney General and others are suggesting that Republicans who oppose certification or even meet with President Donald Trump on the issue could be criminally investigated or charged. Similar campaigns have targeted election officials who object to counting irregularities.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
We have been discussing the use of the criminal code by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) to threaten people who post videos on alleged voter fraud or legislators who raise such objections in the state. So, raising voting fraud at the board overseeing voting is now a possible basis for prosecution in Michigan.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Experts like Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe have previously declared Trump’s felonies were shown “without any doubt, beyond a reasonable doubt, beyond any doubt, and the crimes are obvious.” That included what Tribe suggested was a clear case of attempted murder of former Vice President Pence.
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