JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Generally there is no duty to rescue or to call police under the common law. For example, Washington state allows for the charging of a misdemeanor. The law covers violent crimes, sexual assault, and assault of a child. I am unaware of such a law in Pennsylvania, but these laws are rarely enforced.
JonathanTurley
JULY 13, 2023
Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio charged Durant with a “federal misdemeanor charge under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.” We saw a similar confrontation by Hunter College professor Shellyne Rodríguez when she trashed a pro-life student display in New York.
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JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Cities, too, are enforcing misgendering rules; for example, the New York City Human Rights Law allows for fines if employers, landlords or professionals fail to use a preferred name, pronoun or title. Yet some people have religious beliefs against following the new order and using such pronouns.
JonathanTurley
APRIL 1, 2024
As the founder of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, Comstock set about his work of “saving the young from contamination” and “Devil traps.” The two women had committed the offenses of not only setting up their own brokerage house in New York, but also publishing a newspaper openly discussing sexual freedoms.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 9, 2023
Moreover, it is not clear how transporting migrants who entered the country illegally to another state is a violation of law. New York City recently sent migrants to other cities without their permission or prior notice; Democratic leaders in El Paso, Texas, have also arranged such transports.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
AUGUST 4, 2021
The Supreme Court called the appellate court’s conclusion that there are always reasonable legal alternatives to disobeying constitutional laws “untenable,” and held that “reasonable legal alternatives” must be effective. On July 7, New York City filed its memorandum of law in support of its motion to remand.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The New York Democrat was in front of the door without staffers and allegedly confused by the signs on it… So, he pulled a clearly marked fire alarm because he thought that that is how you open a door. this would more likely constitute a criminal misdemeanor. It could be a crime. Various Republicans want to see Rep.
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