Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turleyis an American lawyer, legal scholar, writer, commentator, and legal analyst in broadcast and print journalism. He is currently a professor of law at The George Washington University Law School...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth6 May 1961
CountryUnited States of America
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What the president ordered in this case was a crime.
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The fact that you have different results in these cases is itself a problem. I've yet to meet anyone who seriously argues Andrea Yates was not insane. But by sticking to a rigid standard of only knowing right and wrong, you exclude the most common forms of insanity: people responding to evil voices.
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It's not particularly surprising that a fight between a former stripper and a millionaire's son is good copy. What is surprising is that this case is going to end up in a dozen casebooks and that Anna Nicole Smith will become the mother of probate law for many generations to come. That's not bad for a stripper.
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This case failed due to the absence of material facts needed to convince this judge.
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Truth be known, President Obama has never been particularly driven by principle. Right after his election, I wrote a column in a few days warning people that even though I voted for Obama, he was not what people were describing him to be. I saw him in the Senate. I saw him in Chicago.
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This type of violation should be a textbook example of an impeachment issue because not only is it a federal crime, but it violates the doctrine of separation of powers.
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Throughout this case, the government has denied evidence for purely tactical reasons under the guise of national security.
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To hear about the use of dogs in this way within the United States is truly shocking.
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Bill Clinton was impeached primarily for criminal conduct: lying under oath and misleading a federal grand jury about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Nixon would have been impeached for a wide array of criminal acts, as well as abuses of power.
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The president's dead wrong. When the president admits that he violated federal law, that raises serious constitutional questions of high crimes and misdemeanors.
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The president's claim to be acting under the authority of the resolution borders on the ridiculous.
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Few people know that President Obama has used drone attacks many times more than Bush ever did. Obama's off the charts in terms of drone attack.
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The other irony is that Roberts is a lifelong advocate of federalism and states' rights. Like his mentor, Rehnquist, he has a narrow view of the commerce clause.
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There are many people that frankly cannot get themselves to oppose Barack Obama. They make a lot of excuse for him.