JURIST
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Six states in the US allow for trials before six or eight-person juries in felony cases: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts and Utah. This deviation from the standard 12-person jury was permitted by the 1970 US Supreme Court ruling in Williams v.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 16, 2021
There is an interesting lawsuit out of Indiana where Indianapolis Metro Police Department Officer De’Joure Mercer is suing the National Football League (NFL) for defamation after the NFL claimed that his shooting of an African American man was due to “systemic racism.” Screenshot from federal complaint.
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JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Yet, more than a month have gone by without word of an interview for Trump, let alone a charge, on criminal incitement. The reason is that while the crime is not clear, the case law is. The Supreme Court still overturned the conviction. In Brandenburg v. In Hess v.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 31, 2021
That claim runs directly counter to the controlling case law. In 2011, the court ruled 8-1 in favor of Westboro Baptist Church, an infamous group of zealots who engaged in homophobic protests at the funerals of slain American troops. The Supreme Court still overturned the conviction. In Brandenburg v.
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 6, 2022
They knew that a court would throw out such an indictment and, even if they could find a willing judge, any conviction would be thrown out on appeal. The Supreme Court nevertheless overturned his conviction. In Brandenburg v. Likewise, in Hess v.
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