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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It only magnified the low sentence given the defendant in the case. While prosecutors may have been personally gratified by it, it only tended to highlight the fact that this was not a very successful prosecution.
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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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There's a misconception about Barack Obama as a former constitutional law professor. First of all, there are plenty of professors who are 'legal relativists.' They tend to view legal principles as relative to whatever they're trying to achieve.
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The use of the (congressional) force resolution to justify the NSA wiretaps borders on absurdity.
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The highest points I give Rehnquist is for his sense of long-term judicial strategy,
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There's nothing more dangerous than a place that doesn't exist.
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It's highly ironic that it was the conservatives on the court who overturned so many statutes.
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There's no question that Roberts will vote like William Rehnquist... If he swings, it will be from right to far right.
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While Congress saw some need to loosen the standard in the initial days of a war, it wanted the president to comply with FISA in carrying out surveillance in the United States.
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For states' rights advocates, the Constitution is like a contract that is openly violated by one party with impunity. On paper, the states remain sovereign powers, while in reality the federal government appears able to dictate everything from the ingredients of school lunches to speed limits. Congress now routinely collects taxes in order to return the money to the states with conditions on their conforming to federal demands.
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I'm making tapes for insomniacs to use in the future. I'm going to sell them as a kit to cure insomnia.
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Life on the appeals court tends to move at a leisurely and comfortable pace.
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Law professors like Obama tend to view the law as one means to an end, and others, like myself, tend to view it as the end itself.
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If you believe the president violated criminal provisions of the law, I don't see how it wouldn't qualify. ... If the president commits a criminal act, you are obligated to hold impeachment hearings.