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Federal Appeals Court Rules that Videos of Animal Cruelty are Protected Speech Under the First Amendment

jonathanturley wrote 11 minutes ago: In an important decision for both environmentalists and free speech advocates, the United States Cou … more »

Tags: Criminal Law, Environment, Society

"Tora! Tora! Tora!"1 comment

Doug Parris wrote 2 days ago: …what is the code word for the socialist, the radical environmentalist and those who lobby fo … more »

Tags: Environmentalism, Freedom vs. Socialism, Property Rights, Rule of Law

Ashcroft Defends Waterboarding -- Congress Calmly Discusses the U.S. Torture Program139 comments

jonathanturley wrote 2 days ago: With the Democratic leadership continuing to block any impeachment effort or any serious effort to h … more »

Tags: Bizarre, Congress, Justice, military

OPINION AND ORDER: Hernandez v. Yellowstone Co. Comm.

scanner1 wrote 3 days ago: The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion and Order in the following matter: OP 07-0745, 20 … more »

Tags: Attorneys' Fees/Costs, Justice's Court of Record, Opinion and Order, original jurisdiction

Dr. Sami Al-Arian: Affidavits Filed With the Court Show Government Seeks to Re-Argue Florida Trial11 comments

jonathanturley wrote 3 days ago: In the last hearing, Prosecutor Gordon Kromberg indicated that Dr. Al-Arian was being charged with h … more »

Tags: Criminal Law, Justice, Society

Children Taken Away From Nazi Mother in Canada47 comments

jonathanturley wrote 1 week ago: In Winnipeg, a white nationalist mother thought it was fun to draw a swastika on the arm of her seve … more »

Tags: Bizarre, Politics, Society

Rove Again Refuses to Testify Under Subpoena125 comments

jonathanturley wrote 1 week ago: In what is now an almost mocking level of contempt, Karl Rove has refused to appear before Congress … more »

Tags: Congress, Criminal Law, Politics, Society

Teacher Marie Jarry Sues School Over Howard Stern Bikini Controversy18 comments

jonathanturley wrote 1 week ago: Marie Jarry, the former second-grade teacher who resigned after making an appearance in a bikini on … more »

Tags: Academics, Bizarre, Society, Torts

Jefferson Abridged: Bush Deletes Line from Jefferson Quote that Criticizes Religious Superstition36 comments

jonathanturley wrote 1 week ago: President Bush has been unsuccessful lately in abridging the Constitution with stinging loses in the … more »

Tags: Politics, Society, Bizarre, Religion

Study: Openly Gay and Lesbian Have No Significant Impact on Morale or Fighting Capability10 comments

jonathanturley wrote 1 week ago: A new study concludes that the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law does little in te … more »

Tags: Politics, military, Society, Supreme Court

Texas Supreme Court immunizes exorcism

Tony Whitson wrote 1 week ago: I hesitated before posting this, since it’s almost off-topic for this blog on curriculum. clic … more »

Tags: Blog, Evolution, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Religion, Education, Creationism, intelligent design, Texas

Court Rules that Bush Surveillance Program Was Unlawful14 comments

jonathanturley wrote 2 weeks ago: Just as Democrats are leading the effort to extinguish lawsuits against telecommunication companies … more »

Tags: Criminal Law, Politics, Society

a little editorial work on the constitution

Barbara wrote 2 weeks ago: Hat tip to the gang at RAM for pointing this one out. … more »

Tags: Ideas!, Second Amendment, Supreme_Court

Military Blogger Finds Flaw in Supreme Court's Child Rape Ruling4 comments

jonathanturley wrote 2 weeks ago: Dwight Sullivan, a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve, has some crowing rights this week. He found … more »

Tags: Lawyering, military, Supreme Court, Criminal Law

The Roberts Court and The Return of the Four Horsemen1 comment

jonathanturley wrote 2 weeks ago: Below is today’s column on the end of the Supreme Court term. It looks at the implications of … more »

Tags: Columns, Courts, Politics, Society, Supreme Court

The Poetry of Presidential Abuse: The D.C. Circuit Rules Against the President With "Snarky" Poem3 comments

jonathanturley wrote 2 weeks ago: For years, many have cited international and domestic law to show that President Bush has committed … more »

Tags: military, Criminal Law, Courts

Supreme Court of Canada Defends Fair Comment and Free Speech2 comments

jonathanturley wrote 2 weeks ago: In the last year, we have seen some alarming examples of how Canada has rolled back on free speech, … more »

Tags: Politics, Society, Torts

Old Van w/ Low MPG, High FS (Free Speech): Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of Van Speech2 comments

jonathanturley wrote 3 weeks ago: The Ninth Circuit has rendered an interesting first amendment decision on the right to cover one … more »

Tags: Society, Bizarre, Criminal Law

Senior Pilots Challenge "The Fairness for Experienced Pilots Act"4 comments

jonathanturley wrote 3 weeks ago: Late last night, I filed our challenge to the ironically names “The Fairness for Experienced P … more »

Tags: Politics, Society, Congress, Criminal Law, Courts