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| Supreme Court’s Decision on Campaign Finance: A Win for Free Speech or a First Amendment Disaster? |
Devotéés of the First Amendment often think they are the ultimate authorities on what those few Delphic words barring Congress from making any law “abridging the freedom of speech” actually mean. But there is plenty of room for disagreement. What, for example, are the underlying purposes of the First Amendment freedom of speech; what kinds [...]
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In Depth: Evidence Ruling Potentially “Horrific”
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Virginia prosecutors say a recent Supreme Court decision will throw a wrench into the state’s legal system and lead to hundreds of case dismissals.The ruling, issued June 25, places new restrictions on how prosecutors use laboratory evidence in drug and drunken driving cases.By a 5-4 split, justices determined that lab evidence is inadmissible unless the [...]
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