Turley Slams Bar Association: Free Speech Strengthens Legal System
Submitted by MAGA Student
Posted 9 days ago
Jonathan Turley, a renowned law professor at George Washington University, has publicly criticized the Connecticut Bar Association for its condemnation of calling the trial of former President Donald Trump "corrupt and rigged." In a recent op-ed for Fox News, Turley expressed his concerns about the association's suggestion that lawyers are acting unprofessionally by denouncing what many view as a two-tiered justice system and the politicization of the legal system.
Turley, who has previously expressed concerns about "how such rage rhetoric can encourage violence," believes that the association's suggestion that lawyers are acting unprofessionally is misguided. He argues that the Manhattan case against Trump is a "flagrant example of such weaponization of the legal system." Turley also criticized the bar association for not denouncing attacks on the Justice Department under Trump or on conservative Supreme Court justices.
Turley's op-ed comes after the Connecticut Bar Association issued a statement condemning public officials who have called the trial of former President Donald Trump a "sham" and "rigged," and have said that the justice system and Judge Juan Merchan are "corrupt and rigged" and that the jury was "partisan." The association argued that such accusations are "unsubstantiated and reckless," and "can provoke acts of violence against those serving the public as employees of the judicial branch."
However, Turley believes that the association's concerns about violence are overblown. He argues that free speech strengthens our system by exposing divisions and encouraging dialogue. In his view, it is orthodoxy and speech intolerance that represent the most serious threats to the legal system.
Turley's op-ed is a reminder of the importance of free speech and the need for lawyers to be able to criticize the legal system without fear of retribution. It is also a reminder of the politicization of the legal system and the need for greater transparency and accountability in the justice system. As Turley notes, "Our legal system has nothing to fear from criticism. Indeed, free speech strengthens our system by exposing divisions and encouraging dialogue."
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Turley, who has previously expressed concerns about "how such rage rhetoric can encourage violence," believes that the association's suggestion that lawyers are acting unprofessionally is misguided. He argues that the Manhattan case against Trump is a "flagrant example of such weaponization of the legal system." Turley also criticized the bar association for not denouncing attacks on the Justice Department under Trump or on conservative Supreme Court justices.
Turley's op-ed comes after the Connecticut Bar Association issued a statement condemning public officials who have called the trial of former President Donald Trump a "sham" and "rigged," and have said that the justice system and Judge Juan Merchan are "corrupt and rigged" and that the jury was "partisan." The association argued that such accusations are "unsubstantiated and reckless," and "can provoke acts of violence against those serving the public as employees of the judicial branch."
However, Turley believes that the association's concerns about violence are overblown. He argues that free speech strengthens our system by exposing divisions and encouraging dialogue. In his view, it is orthodoxy and speech intolerance that represent the most serious threats to the legal system.
Turley's op-ed is a reminder of the importance of free speech and the need for lawyers to be able to criticize the legal system without fear of retribution. It is also a reminder of the politicization of the legal system and the need for greater transparency and accountability in the justice system. As Turley notes, "Our legal system has nothing to fear from criticism. Indeed, free speech strengthens our system by exposing divisions and encouraging dialogue."
Sources:
independentsentinel.com
100percentfedup.com
