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US Supreme Court declines to hear case regarding jury size in felony trials

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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.

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Utah Woman Charged with Hate Crime for Stomping on “Back The Blue” Sign

JonathanTurley

There is a troubling case in Panguitch, Utah where a woman has reportedly been charged with a hate crim e for allegedly “stomping on a ‘Back the Blue’ sign” at a gas station. That law was struck down in United States v. There is a national movement to add attacks on police as a category of hate crime in various states. 310 (1990).

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Want To Prosecute Trump? It Will Require Proof Not Politics For A Viable Case

JonathanTurley

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. Around 2:26, Trump mistakenly called Utah Sen. In Brandenburg v. Capitol at 2:12. ?According Mike Lee instead of Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville.

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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

JonathanTurley

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. Around 2:26, Trump mistakenly called Utah Sen. In Brandenburg v. Capitol at 2:12. ?According