JonathanTurley

JUNE 9, 2023

It is a curious call for a governor to make after he ran ads in Florida calling on people to “join us in California.” to be charged criminally for transporting 36 people to Sacramento. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) chimed in, declaring the flight from Florida might be “ State-sanctioned kidnapping.”

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people. The litigation over last year’s lettuce recall has only just started due to the statute of limitations. This year saw more Black Friday lawsuits from injuries in prior years (generally subject to a two-year statute of limitations).

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 14, 2023

It may foreshadow an equally historic trial in the Florida courthouse. A speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment − and a federal statute − would set the case for trial within 70 days. However, criminal defendants routinely waive the right to a speedy trial because it does not allow them to fully prepare for trial.

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