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LAL #019 — The Dilution of Free Speech: A Troubling Conviction in Brooklyn
Brooklyn prosecutors rushed a prosecution to trial involving alleged “true threats” against federal officials. They did so for political reasons. That should worry everyone who cares about freedom of speech.
Although the first amendment to the United States speaks in terms so clear as to defy confusion — “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech” -- the Courts permit Congress to make such laws all the time.
One such law is a federal statute m
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By Norm Pattis
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Brooklyn prosecutors rushed a prosecution to trial involving alleged “true threats” against federal officials. They did so for political reasons. That should worry everyone who cares about freedom of speech.
Although the first amendment to the United States speaks in terms so clear as to defy confusion — “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech” -- the Courts permit Congress to make such laws all the time.
One such law is a federal statute m