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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This certainly smacks of cronyism, ... The most outstanding characteristic of this appointee seems to be her long association with the president.
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This certainly smacks of cronyism. The most outstanding characteristic of this appointee seems to be her long association with the president.
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In Washington, task forces work like Tylenol: they reduce the symptoms of scandal while leaving the substance untouched.
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These defense attorneys are doing the right thing and probing every possible vulnerability.
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Our carefully constructed system of checks and balances is being negated by the rise of a fourth branch, an administrative state of sprawling departments and agencies that govern with increasing autonomy and decreasing transparency.
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As a practical matter, prosecutors don't go to grand juries for a misdemeanor.
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I'm sort of astonished by it. It's like a completely different team at the White House is handling it.
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The use of the (congressional) force resolution to justify the NSA wiretaps borders on absurdity.
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For many, the recent disclosure of massive warrantless surveillance programs of all citizens by the Obama administration has brought back memories of George Orwell's '1984.' Another Orwell book seems more apt as the White House and its allies try to contain the scandal: 'Animal Farm.'
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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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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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He can argue he has an evil twin, but that's it, because that evidence is rather conclusive,
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The taped message is consistent with my notes as well as my email and telephone communications with editors.
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He's a man who seems to take his legacy seriously, ... The last thing he wants is to be viewed as the man who ran through Roberts on a party vote.