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JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
New York Democrats continue to pass laws that are virtually guaranteed to be struck down and further reinforce Second Amendment rights. New York Democrats have passed a series of laws that led to catastrophic losses in federal court, including the recent major ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. Bruen, 142 S.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 19, 2024
The majority of Defendants’ citations come at least 20 years after the enactment of the Fourteenth Amendment, which the Bruen decision gave less weight, and considered to the extent it was consistent with earlier law. The state has been a fountain of unconstitutional laws — and the basis for a series of wins for Second Amendment advocates.
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JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 19, 2021
Below is my column in the Hill on New York’s latest gun control measure — and the latest challenge to a New York law. The gun nuisance law is the latest in a long line of mistakes by New York. An example is the recent New York public nuisance law seeking to make gun manufacturers liable for gun crime.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 31, 2022
The district court’s contrary conclusion is not supported by the plain and ordinary meaning of the word “sex” and provides ample support for subsequent litigants to transform schools’ living facilities, locker rooms, showers, and sports teams into sex-neutral areas and activities. Such a proposition—i.e.,
JonathanTurley
APRIL 29, 2023
The decision comes after two other district courts ruled in favor of the law — sending this issue to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and potentially the Supreme Court. I have previously raised doubts over some of these laws, which are based on questionable factual claims and distinctions between weapons.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Gerrymandering is to politics what doping is to sports. Drafting coherent districts evenly and logically to divide populations is not particularly difficult. Nevertheless, President Biden and Democrats like Nadler are seeking to take control over state election laws in the name of democracy. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.),
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