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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2022

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From legendary lawyers to lesser-known activists, journalists, and plaintiffs, the following individuals who died in 2022 all shaped the court and the law in their own ways. In 1973, Beckwith was a recent graduate of law school and was working as a political reporter for TIME magazine. David Beckwith (Oct. 1, 1952 – Aug.

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“Oh Georgia, No Peace I Find”: The Fourth Indictment of Donald Trump and the Criminalization of Election Controversies

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Messenger on the Georgia indictment. Here is the column from yesterday before the release of the indictment: “ Oh Georgia, no peace I find (no peace I find).” If indictments were treated like frequent flyer miles, Donald Trump would get the Georgia indictment for free.

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Trying Trump: Scandal May Be His Element — But This Time May Be Different

JonathanTurley

In a rally in Georgia, Trump declared : “They’ve launched one witch hunt after another to try and stop our movement, to thwart the will of the American people. Earlier, Smith reportedly compelled the appearance of Trump lawyers before the grand jury. Below is the column in the Messenger on the Trump indictment.

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The “Why Not” Culture: Why the Georgia Final Report Should Worry Us All

JonathanTurley

(MSNBC/Screengrab via YouTube) Below is my column in the Hill on release of the final report of the Special Purpose Grand Jury in Georgia. According to Schiff, Graham calling Georgia officials about the counting or discarding of votes was enough to justify a criminal charge. However, Rep. Adam Schiff (D., insisted that Sen.

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A League of Their Own: The Rollins Decision Follows a Troubling Pattern at the DOJ

JonathanTurley

He also faces other possible legal action, of course, including potential state charges in Georgia for election law violations.) Jonathan Turley, an attorney, constitutional law scholar and legal analyst, is the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at The George Washington University Law School.

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington — With a Possible New Indictment of Donald Trump 

JonathanTurley

This would be the third criminal indictment of Trump and there may still be a fourth coming in Georgia. Those hearings showed that the White House’s lawyers rejected the theories put forward by figures like Trump associate John Eastman. However, relying on bad advice or bad law is not a crime.

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Ragefully Wrong: A Response to Professor Laurence Tribe

JonathanTurley

Tribe often shows little patience for the niceties of constitutional law or tradition. The problem, Biden admitted, was his own lawyers told him that it would be flagrantly unconstitutional. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.