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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

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. This is going to make this year’s dinner.

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Assault or Self Defense? The Arrest of Former Broncos Player Raises Tough Legal Questions

JonathanTurley

In teaching torts, we often discuss the vague line between self-defense and retaliation in cases of assault and battery. Clearly Langley could have retreated, but the Georgia law appears only to stipulate a duty to retreat in the use of deadly force. 1) Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:3-5, 2C:3-5, N.J.S.2C:3-9,

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