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John Patrick Gross

@cliniclawprof

Clinical Associate Professor & Director of the Public Defender Project at the Wisconsin School of Law.

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linkhttp://law.wisc.edu/profiles/[email protected] calendar_today20-11-2016 17:57:42

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Trump's gag order is not unique and is totally constitutional. It is actually a crime in New York to try to discourage a witness from testifying at a trial. It's called "Tampering with a Witness." So the judge has ordered Trump not to do something that is already illegal.

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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 5-year-old ban on bump stocks enacted after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history; 60 people were killed at a Las Vegas music festival in 2017. Professor John Gross frames the ruling on Garland v. Cargill. UW-Madison Media

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 5-year-old ban on bump stocks enacted after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history; 60 people were killed at a Las Vegas music festival in 2017. Professor John Gross frames the ruling on Garland v. Cargill. <a href="/UWMadisonMedia/">UW-Madison Media</a>
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A Boston man sends videos on Snapchat and gets six years in prison. The reason: Federal agents spotted illegal gun activity in the snippets. John Gross comments: bit.ly/3VEIq7N.

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Professor John Gross said the SCOTUS Rahimi ruling fits comfortably within our nation's historical tradition of preventing individuals who threaten physical harm to others from misusing firearms. UW-Madison Media

Professor John Gross said the SCOTUS Rahimi ruling fits comfortably within our nation's historical tradition of preventing individuals who threaten physical harm to others from misusing firearms. <a href="/UWMadisonMedia/">UW-Madison Media</a>
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One of the core principles of Criminal Law is that motive matters. But apparently not when you are President according to SCOTUS in Trump v. U.S.

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Justice Sotomayor's dissent in Trump v. U.S. is scathing attack on originalism and the majority's willingness to abandon it when it doesn't lead to the result they want. She actually cites both Bruen and Dobbs in support of her position.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on the scope of presidential power, ruling that former President Trump is entitled to substantial immunity from prosecution & delaying his trial on charges of plotting to subvert the 2020 election. John Patrick Gross reacts. UW-Madison Media

The U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on the scope of presidential power, ruling that former President Trump is entitled to substantial immunity from prosecution &amp; delaying his trial on charges of plotting to subvert the 2020 election. <a href="/ClinicLawProf/">John Patrick Gross</a> reacts. <a href="/UWMadisonMedia/">UW-Madison Media</a>