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LawProf John Banzhaf

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John Banzhaf is a public interest lawyer and law professor known for his victories regarding smoking, obesity, discrimination, safety, environmental protection, and much more.

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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Prof Banzhaf argued that if intoxication makes one person's consent invalid the law must also consider whether another participant was too intoxicated to consent Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.universityherald.com/articles/805...
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Cornell Sexual Assault Lawsuit Raises Questions About Consent and Intoxication
The Cornell sexual assault lawsuit raises questions about consent, intoxication, fraternity and sorority safety, and possible changes to New York rape laws.
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Banzhaf has raised another question: If one person is considered too intoxicated to consent could the same standard apply to another person involved in the encounter? Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.universityherald.com/articles/805...
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Cornell Sexual Assault Lawsuit Raises Questions About Consent and Intoxication
The Cornell sexual assault lawsuit raises questions about consent, intoxication, fraternity and sorority safety, and possible changes to New York rape laws.
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Banzhaf has argued that the reported facts may make it difficult to prove criminal rape beyond a reasonable doubt He has pointed to reports that Doe was conscious and able to speak during the encounter Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University www.universityherald.com/articles/805...
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Cornell Sexual Assault Lawsuit Raises Questions About Consent and Intoxication
The Cornell sexual assault lawsuit raises questions about consent, intoxication, fraternity and sorority safety, and possible changes to New York rape laws.
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
CORNELL ALUM UNLOADS ON FRATERNTIES + SORORITIES Gay, sexist, exploitive, rape inducing, and more Just what college life should NOT be about Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.tvinsider.com/1296225/bill...
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Bill Maher Eviscerates Cornell University & Greek Life Amid Rape Case at Alma Mater
The 'Real Time With Bill Maher' host also made a bold call to action.
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Cornell May Be Legally Liable For Rape Under a Novel Legal Theory University Discontinued Its Only Effective Rape-Reduction Program Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School prsync.com/george-washi...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
PORN ON DRUDGE WEBSITE? SEE - x.com/ProfBanzhaf/... McDonald’s Did It Too - Same Oral Act “McDonald's Japan Beverage Cups Not PG-Rated” www.thetakeout.com/mcdonalds-ja... Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
PORN ON DRUDGE WEBSITE? It flashes/alternates with legit ad Picture taken 9/6 @ 3:35 PM Eastern Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
CORNELL Drunken Consent to Sex Can Produce Bizarre Legal Results Male and Female Students Can Each Be Guilty of Sexual Assault on Each Other Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School prsync.com/george-washi...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
SUPREME COURT Climate Change Lawsuits Maybe OKed Like Tobacco Litigation? Energy Companies Could Be Reformed Just Like Big Tobacco - Expert Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.prlog.org/13174800-cli...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Law Professor's Math Fights Cyber Attacks and Terrorists Oldest Living Hacker's "Banzhaf Index" is a Very Powerful Weapon Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.prlog.org/13174604-law...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
DEMAND IT IF YOU FLY! What If a Pilot Can't Unlock the Cockpit Door? FlyDubai Was Still Another Wake-Up Call Lock Override Mechanism a Must! Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University prsync.com/george-washi...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Still Another Botched Execution! But There's a Proven Remedy "Death With Dignity" Pills Would Eliminate Problems and Legal Challenges Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School prsync.com/george-washi...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
SUE THE BASTARDS At Universities Who Infringe Upon Our FREE SPEECH RIGHTS The Restoring Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Act of 2026 could make a meaningful difference in the fight to restore free speech protections in higher education Law Professor John Banzhaf GWU jonathanturley.org/2026/09/30/p...
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Protecting the Indispensable Right: It is Time to Pass the Free Speech Attorney’s Fee Legislation
A newly proposed bill in Congress could make a meaningful difference in the fight to restore free speech protections in higher education. The Restoring Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Act of 2026 woul…
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Flydubai Shows Need For Lock Override Mechanism A Fail-Safe Solution Proposed >10 years Ago Was Never Adopted Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University www.prlog.org/13174017-fly...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cornell Gang Rape Reminds Us, Consent May Be Irrelevant Complainant Being Drunk or Drugged May Not Be a Valid Justification Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.prlog.org/13173813-cor...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Clancy 9/29 Status Conference - Too Much Unwarranted Blaming Both Reddington and the Holdout Juror Simply Fulfilled Their Proper Roles Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School prsync.com/george-washi...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
FINALLY, THE CORRECT ANSWER! The New Solution to - Did the Chicken or Egg Came First? - Is WRONG! Just Simple Clear Logical Thinking, Not Evolutionary Biology, Is All It Takes Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.prlog.org/13173252-new...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NEW - She Identified as a Black Palestinian - REJECTED He Identified Himself as a Female Athlete - ACCEPTED AND SUPPORTED WHY? Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.prlog.org/13173056-new...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
READ - From Rachel Maddow's "THE BAG MAN" How Young George Washington University Law Professor John Banzhaf and His Law Students Successfully Sued Former V.P. Spiro T Agnew and Helped to Document His Many Crimes Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University banzhaf.net/about/Agnew%...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
PODCAST - "BAG MAN" SPIRO T. AGNEW How Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf and his George Washington University law students Successfully sued the former V.P. to get back the money he received in illegal bribes Using an ancient legal remedy www.ms.now/maddow-bag-m...
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Transcript - Episode 6: A Disappearing Act
A secret murder plot directed by the President? A fear of political assassination by the CIA. Facing the prospect of becoming the first Vice President in
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Banzhaf argues that the “overwhelming number of Americans reject violence as a justifiable response to perceived injustices, or even alleged threats to our political system.” Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.thecollegefix.com/everyone-is-...
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Everyone is talking about these high profile killings - except prison abolitionist professors | The College Fix
ANALYSIS: Prison abolition scholars have nothing to say about Luigi Mangione, Lindsay Clancy, or Tyler Robinson.
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
With Tyler Robinson, Banzhaf distinguishes it from earlier cases because Robinson is not a victim of the health system or harm from Charlie Kirk As a result, Robinson’s actions are more defensible under a prison abolition perspective, supporters might argue www.thecollegefix.com/everyone-is-...
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Everyone is talking about these high profile killings - except prison abolitionist professors | The College Fix
ANALYSIS: Prison abolition scholars have nothing to say about Luigi Mangione, Lindsay Clancy, or Tyler Robinson.
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In the Clancy case, Banzhaf argued that prison abolition had influenced the jury by sympathy for her because of the ‘poor’ mental health care she received and concern that the LWOP sentence for 1st degree murder was both too extreme and unnecessary in her case www.thecollegefix.com/everyone-is-...
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Everyone is talking about these high profile killings - except prison abolitionist professors | The College Fix
ANALYSIS: Prison abolition scholars have nothing to say about Luigi Mangione, Lindsay Clancy, or Tyler Robinson.
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Banzhaf described opposition to LWOP which they frame as "death by incarceration" in part because they believe that prisons fail to address the root causes of most crimes Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.thecollegefix.com/everyone-is-...
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Everyone is talking about these high profile killings - except prison abolitionist professors | The College Fix
ANALYSIS: Prison abolition scholars have nothing to say about Luigi Mangione, Lindsay Clancy, or Tyler Robinson.
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Professors who support abolishing the prison system have been quiet when asked for comment George Washington University law professor John Banzhaf played devil’s advocate and suggested how he thinks prison abolitionists might respond www.thecollegefix.com/everyone-is-...
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Everyone is talking about these high profile killings - except prison abolitionist professors | The College Fix
ANALYSIS: Prison abolition scholars have nothing to say about Luigi Mangione, Lindsay Clancy, or Tyler Robinson.
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Clancy's Lawyer Seeks Return to 1670 But It's Unfair to Blame Him For Just Doing His Duty INCLUDES TIPS FOR JURORS AND COURTS Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School prsync.com/george-washi...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
After Clancy - What Smart Jurors Should and Shouldn't Do Comments From Critics Are Likely to Impact Jurors in Future Cases Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School prsync.com/george-washi...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Kirk Lawsuit Should Really Frighten All Universities They Risk Liability For Failing to Provide Protection For Speakers Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University www.prlog.org/13171167-kir...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's Wrong to Blame Clancy's Lawyer or the Holdout Juror Both Simply Fulfilled Their Proper Roles Under Our Judicial System Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School prsync.com/george-washi...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
WATCH GWU Law Prof John Banzhaf scolds colleagues for not defending free speech on campus A frequent and vocal critic of his university on matters of free speech asks his law school colleagues why they ignore their own backyard when they defend free speech www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In US v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Proceedings the Supreme Court upheld standing for GWU law students It concluded that environmental and aesthetic injuries are sufficient for standing LawProf John Banzhaf George Washington University www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/aest...
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Aesthetic injuries, standing, and the White House ballroom
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Jurors Explain Why The Odds Are Against Convicting Clancy Virtual Mathematical Impossibility Plus Reasonable Doubt Favors Her Public Interest Law Professor Joh Banzhaf George Washington University Law School prsync.com/george-washi...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ABA Votes to Stop Imposing DEI on Nation's Law Schools But Only After Treat to Strip its Authority to Accredit the Schools Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.prlog.org/13169386-aba...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Odds Are Against Convicting Lindsay Clancy Math, Reasonable Doubt, and Juror Nullification Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School prsync.com/george-washi...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Lindsay Clancy May Never Get Retried If There's Little Change; It's Mathematically Virtual Impossible to Obtain a Conviction Professor and Mathematician John Banzhaf George Washington University prsync.com/george-washi...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
SHOCK! OUTRAGE! HORROR! UNFAIR! PROF ARE REQUIRED TO COME TO WORK Half dozen or so professors she knew had resigned because of a new university rule requiring faculty to be on campus 40hrs/wk Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
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The Face-Time Ultimatum
When faculty are required to be on campus, even to teach online, they may just quit.
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Professors Can and Should SUE THE BASTARDS When Their Free Speech or Other Rights are Violated Yes, Sue the University And Those At It Whom are Responsible Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School jonathanturley.org/2026/09/04/u...
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University of Washington Settles Case Against Professor Disciplined for Mocking Land Acknowledgment
Land acknowledgments have become standard at academic and political events, including the opening of the Obama Presidential Library and a recent Michigan Democratic event. While supporters insist i…
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Reasons NOT to Retry Lindsay Clancy Retry Lindsay Clancy? Factors Typically Considered re: Decision to Retry Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.prlog.org/13168777-rea...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Clancy Judge Again Just Gave Misleading Incorrect Instructions. Under Our Jury System Jurors May Disregard the Law and Refuse to Convict Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.prlog.org/13168585-cla...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
John Banzhaf, a George Washington University law professor and prominent public interest lawyer said Hoagland put forward more than enough details to establish "injury in fact" Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.law.com/nationallawj...
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Will Trump's Ballroom Case Set Stage for SCOTUS Scrutiny of ‘Aesthetic Standing?' | Law.com
Law professors said the federal circuit court's divided holding—that Hoagland suffered an “aesthetic injury”—may well face scrutiny from the high court. Lawsuits brought by environmentalists against g...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Banzhaf contrasted Hoagland’s lawsuit with a case that five of his students at GWU argued at the Supreme Court in 1973, United States v. SCRAP (Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures) Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University www.law.com/nationallawj...
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Will Trump's Ballroom Case Set Stage for SCOTUS Scrutiny of ‘Aesthetic Standing?' | Law.com
Law professors said the federal circuit court's divided holding—that Hoagland suffered an “aesthetic injury”—may well face scrutiny from the high court. Lawsuits brought by environmentalists against g...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There, the justices said the students’ claim that a nationwide railroad freight rate increase would harm their use of forests, rivers and streams in the D.C. area was enough to establish standing Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law www.law.com/nationallawj...
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Will Trump's Ballroom Case Set Stage for SCOTUS Scrutiny of ‘Aesthetic Standing?' | Law.com
Law professors said the federal circuit court's divided holding—that Hoagland suffered an “aesthetic injury”—may well face scrutiny from the high court. Lawsuits brought by environmentalists against g...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It is preferable for each law school to choose its own path rather than for such paths to be mandated by one small group Competing educational models should be tested across the country’s law schools rather than dictated by 1 body [ABA] LawProf John Banzhaf GWU www.campusreform.org/article/educ...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“It should not include tasks the ABA accreditors have assumed for themselves e.g., to coerce law schools to indoctrinate rather than simply teach students remedy perceived racial disparities even in ways which were illegal, etc.,” Law Prof John Banzhaf GWU www.campusreform.org/article/educ...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“I think action to rein in the regulatory stranglehold a small number of non-representative people at the ABA have for decades had on our nation’s law schools is long overdue,” Banzhaf said Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University www.campusreform.org/article/educ...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Education Department moves to strip ABA law school accreditation authority George Washington University professor emeritus John Banzhaf told Campus Reform that reining in the ABA's 'regulatory stranglehold' is 'long overdue.' www.campusreform.org/article/educ...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Clancy Jury Instructions Standard, But Misleading and Incorrect Under Our Jury System Jurors May Disregard the Law and Refuse to Convict Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School prsync.com/george-washi...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
META Settlement, Like Tobacco One Was End Run Around the 1st Amendment In Master Settlement, Big Tobacco Was Muzzled by Lawyers When Congress Couldn't Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.prlog.org/13166949-met...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Legal Action Against WNBA's Trans Policy Has Begun Put on Formal Notice of Potential Lawsuit by Attorney Matt Gaetz Preserve Records Demand Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School www.prlog.org/13166805-leg...
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LawProf John Banzhaf @profbanzhaf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"What is a Woman?" Isn't a Question; It's a Semantic Misleading Trap Abe Lincoln and Warren Buffet Debunked It; Frank Luntz Promotes It Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf George Washington University Law School prsync.com/george-washi...
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