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Police Suggest Possible Charges for Those Who Filmed Rape on Train

JonathanTurley

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. In torts, there is no duty to rescue rule. Cf: Restatement, Torts, § 322. French, 104 Pa.

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Do or DEI? Federal Judge Finds DEI Policies are Mandatory and Unconstitutional in California Case

JonathanTurley

I also teach critical race theory, alongside other legal theories to my first-year torts students. Take the “indigenous land acknowledgment” created for faculty at the University of Washington. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at the George Washington University Law School. Jonathan Turley is the J.B.

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Law Student’s Gen AI Product, Lexplug, Makes Briefing Cases A Breeze

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It was a bathroom break that inspired Bradley Neal , a 3L at The George Washington University Law School , to develop a product that uses generative AI to help law students better understand and brief cases. Returning to class after a visit to the bathroom, he had lost the thread of the case the professor was discussing.

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The Illusion of Action: Cuomo’s New Gun Manufacturer Liability Law is a Colossal Misfire

JonathanTurley

The question is whether New York officials will keep this renewed pledge to litigate the law all the way to the Supreme Court. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. There are at least three justices who likely are eager to see them fulfill that pledge.

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Supreme Court Rejects Cause of Action Under Bivens Against Border Patrol Agent

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Respondent Robert Boule owns a bed-and-breakfast—the Smuggler’s Inn—in Blaine, Washington. Boule filed a grievance with Agent Egbert’s supervisors and an ad- ministrative claim with Border Patrol pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). Facts of the Case.

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No Joke: Supreme Court Case Could Take a Big Bite Out of the First Amendment

JonathanTurley

Parody and satire also face threats from other legal actions, particularly tort actions over the appropriation of names or likenesses (called the right to publicity). Past tort cases generally have favored celebrities and resulted in rulings like White v. Follow him on Twitter @JonathanTurley.

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The Supreme Court Fails To End The Feres Doctrine. Now It Is Up To Congress

JonathanTurley

I have been a vocal critic of Feres for decades and wrote a three-part study of the military legal system 20 years ago that detailed how this doctrine began in 1950 with a clearly erroneous reading of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). Tort liability does not simply make victims whole but encourages others to take precautions.

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