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Florida Moves to Ban Pro-Palestinian Student Group from Campuses

JonathanTurley

I have previously written how Hamas is morally and legally a terrorist organization. Nevertheless, Rodrigues declared “it is a felony under Florida law to ‘knowingly provide material support … to a designated foreign terrorist organization.’” Students for Justice in Palestine has been on U.S.

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California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law

JonathanTurley

.” The problem, however, is that this is just like the transport of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in September 2022, which a number of Democratic leaders and legal experts insisted was also a clear case of kidnapping and human trafficking. Newsom previously asked the U.S. To great acclaim, Rachael Rollins, then the U.S.

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The Neutron Prosecutor: How Special Counsel Hur May Prove the Ultimate Punchline in Washington

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in the New York Post on reports that Special Counsel Robert Hur has finally interviewed President Joe Biden on allegations that he removed and retained classified material going back to his time as a United States senator. The problem facing Hur could be what to do if he actually finds evidence of a crime.

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No, an indictment wouldn’t end Trump’s run for the presidency – he could even campaign or serve from a jail cell

LLRX

In his address he railed against what he perceived as the “persecution” of himself and his family, but made scant mention of his legal woes. Moreover, it comes as the former president faces multiple criminal investigations over everything from his handling of classified documents, to allegations of falsifying the value of New York properties.

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The Cost of Bravado: Why Trump Defense to the Audiotape Could Come at a Cost

JonathanTurley

Trump also knows that while he cannot afford to lose one felony count, Smith cannot afford to lose one juror. Trump will have a far better jury pool than he would face in New York or, potentially, Atlanta. With the trial’s transfer to Fort Pierce, Fla.

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How The Surgical Charging of Hunter Biden Ignores a Pattern of Concealment

JonathanTurley

New York Times columnist (and my former classmate at The University of Chicago) David Brooks said this week that the corruption scandal “merits an inquiry. The Justice Department then attempted an absurd sweetheart deal to close off the case without felony charges or jail time.

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