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

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 6, 2022

However, not only is another court likely to find that there was no right to rescue in a case involving the theft of pigs by animal activists , this activist is likely to establish that the players had right to tackle. The protester was engaged, at a minimum, in a criminal misdemeanor while be pursued by security.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As the couple argues about the court order, Carruth goes back into the house and retrieves his rifle. However, Carruth then drops back from the front of the door and a court may have to decide if position of the shooting was within the curtilage. Nevertheless, there are other possible problems in applying the law.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. Some things are happily left out of the courts.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

There are a couple torts that could be raises but neither would be compelling in this circumstance. The second tort is the inclusion upon seclusion. Indeed, the site shows a long-standing anomaly in our criminal law. It would be illegal for Gibson to offer sex for money on the street under our prostitution laws.

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