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Was Rittenhouse’s Possession of the AR-15 Unlawful?

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I have a legal education.” Criminal laws are supposed to be interpreted narrowly. For example, in 1547, the court was faced with a law making it a felony of steal “Horses, Geldings or Mares.” He added that he failed to understand how an “ordinary citizen” could understand what is illegal.

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Hunter Biden’s 7% Solution: Using Addiction to Excuse Corruption

JonathanTurley

In the first few years of the scandal, Biden associates — and Hunter himself — emphasized that he was a highly educated lawyer with executive-level experience to offer these companies. The problem with this line of defense, however, is that it runs into some glaring contradictions.

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Florida Moves to Ban Pro-Palestinian Student Group from Campuses

JonathanTurley

However, this move would, in my view, violate the First Amendment and chill the exercise of free speech in higher education. Nevertheless, Rodrigues declared “it is a felony under Florida law to ‘knowingly provide material support … to a designated foreign terrorist organization.’”

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Virginia Becomes Ground Zero in Battles Over Parental Rights

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She was less specific on the details: “It could be a felony , it could be a misdemeanor, but we know that CPS charge could harm your employment, could harm their education, because nowadays many people do a CPS database search before offering employment.”

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Florida’s “Deactivation” of Pro-Palestinian Group is Unconstitutional

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We can maintain a safe space for all of our students without sacrificing the free speech rights that are the foundation for higher education. ” That advocacy is being used to suggest that the group is guilty of a felony under Florida law to knowingly provide material aid or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization.