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The Court has incorrectly interpreted 14A for over a century. The intent of the authors is all that matters. Nothing else is relevant in this "debate" pic.twitter.com/ImXiraWFDW — CorporatePunishment (@CorporateP2025) April 2, 2026
George Washington law professor and Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss a judge hearing arguments in the federal buyout case and the transfer of three Venezuelans to Guantanamo Bay being blocked by a judge.
We previously discussed the defamation lawsuit brought by Navy veteran Zachary Young against CNN and anchor Jake Tapper. Young has been doing well in court and last week he won on additional major issues against CNN. In a pair of orders, the jury will be allowed to award punitive damages and his experts would be …
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Thursday that Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s suit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk was “transparently political.” Krasner, who has been backed by left-wing billionaire George Soros, sued Musk Monday over a giveaway that allowed one signatory of a petition to win $1 million daily. Turley told “America’s …
“The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit handed down a major victory for free speech this week in favor of a professor challenging his treatment by the University of Louisville. In Josephson v. Ganzel, a unanimous panel ruled for Dr. Allan Josephson who was subject to adverse actions after he publicly expressed …
Jonathan Turley- “this should scare you” pic.twitter.com/nVPqfug41J — Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) August 26, 2024
The Most Chilling Words Today: I’m from NewsGuard and I am Here to Rate you Below is my column in The Hill on the recent notice that this blog is now being formally “reviewed” by NewsGuard, a company that I just criticized in a prior Hill column as a threat to free speech. The questions …
via thehill: Recently, I wrote a Hill column criticizing NewsGuard, a rating operation being used to warn users, advertisers, educators and funders away from media outlets based on how it views the outlets’ “credibility and transparency.” Roughly a week later, NewsGuard came knocking at my door. My blog, Res Ipsa (jonathanturley.org), is now being reviewed and the questions sent …
Two stories broke on Monday that are intertwined. One is the realization by liberals that President Trump may win by a landslide because of the kangaroo courts of New York. The Hill reported, “The guilty verdict rendered against former President Trump is bringing moderate Republicans and longtime Trump skeptics to his side in a way that …
Judge Merchan put his hand on the scale when he instructed the jurors that they didn’t need all to agree on whether evidence was proven, thus basically ignoring the judiciary standard “burden of proof.” With NYC being 80% Democrats the odds are in favor that so are the jurors. pic.twitter.com/x51H4y2Akp — @JosetteCaruso Josette Caruso (@JosetteCaruso_) …
Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss the public’s opinion on Trump’s behavior in relation to the hush money case and the trial’s impact on his ability to campaign. What to expect in Trump trial on day two. Former President Trump’s hush money payments trial entered its second week on Monday as …
Jonathan Turley is horrified by the trials against Trump: "This has really done great damage to the New York legal system." pic.twitter.com/EbzgI6W1zx — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) March 25, 2024 pic.twitter.com/l35kAjZSQg — Alina Habba (@AlinaHabba) March 25, 2024 ‘Judge Engoron has refused to obey NY Appellate decision.’ Trump's full post on Truth following his victory …
Free speech advocates around the world railed against a new Canadian law that could demand a life sentence for adults who violate speech laws on social media. Introduced last month, the Online Harms Act, or Bill C-63, would empower judges to imprison adults for life if they post views supportive of genocide. The bill would …
“CBS is one of the world’s premier news organizations, with a legendary history that includes figures from Murrow to Walter Cronkite to Roger Mudd. That is why the hiring of [Catherine] Herridge was so welcomed by many of us. The network was at risk of becoming part of the journalistic herd, an echo-chamber for Democratic …
In a recent verdict, New York City has found President Trump guilty of fraudulent business practices, claiming that he and his family have “defrauded” customers and have been involved in shady dealings. However, according to legal analysts and experts, there is no evidence to support these claims. In fact, Jonathan Turley, a law professor at …
via usatoday: One of the most telling moments came in a congressional hearing in February when I warned of the dangers of repeating the abuses of prior periods like the Red Scare, when censorship and blacklisting were the norm. In response, Rep. Dan Goldman, D-New York, invoked Oliver Wendell Holmes’ view that free speech does not give …
via jonathanturley: “The Bidens are the best at doing exactly what Chairman wants.” That WhatsApp message to a Chinese business associate was the perfect epitaph for the entire Biden corruption scandal. Part of the brilliance of the Biden influence peddling operation was to invest the media in the denial of any scandal. That is no more evident than …
“The attack on our nation’s Capitol on January 6, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy … It was fueled by lies — lies by the defendant.” — Special counsel Jack Smith announces the indictment of Donald Trump for actions after the 2020 election. pic.twitter.com/fYBwo8PZIq — The Recount (@therecount) August 1, 2023 …
via jonathanturley: Below is my column in the New York Post on the new allegations from whistleblowers of interference with the Hunter Biden investigation. This weekend, there are reports that, after the threatening WhatsApp message allegedly from Hunter Biden, a Chinese businessman with close ties to Chinese intelligence sent $5 million to his account. In the meantime, …
Guest Post from Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org The Irish Green Party followed many on the left around the world, including our own Democratic Party, this week and came out for censorship and speech controls. Indeed, the party went full Orwellian as its chairwoman Pauline O’Reilly called for “restricting freedom” to protect it. O’Reilly’s comments are …
