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Can More Jury Trials Save the Justice System?

The Crime Report

justice system and reduce mass incarceration, argues a Washington and Lee University law professor. Expansion of the jury trial right would constitute a meaningful structural reform in democratizing criminal justice, at a time when such change is needed to establish the popular legitimacy of the criminal justice system,” writes J.D.

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“The First Amendment Does Not Apply”: A Response To The Letter Of Scholars In Rejecting Trump Arguments Under The First Amendment

JonathanTurley

If there is a single line that sums up the sense of legal impunity in the second Trump impeachment, it is that line from a letter sent by law professors to deny any basis for the former president to challenge his impeachment on free speech grounds. Constitutional rights and values are always relevant to an impeachment.

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No, President Biden Should Not Be Impeached For Lax Border Security

JonathanTurley

There would be no impulse-buy removals under the Constitution. Instead, the House of Representatives would have to impeach and the Senate convict (by two-thirds vote) based on “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes or Misdemeanors.”. However, those judgments have not been deemed high crimes and misdemeanors.

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Did The Democrats “Tank” The Second Trump Trial?

JonathanTurley

” This year, there was a raging debate whether Eagles coach Doug Pederson was actually trying to win or just losing convincingly to secure a better draft pick. Trump will then be acquitted and Democrats will look to picking up new talent in the 2022 draft. In the NFL, it is called “tanking.” However, after Jan.