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The First Amendment implications of this persecution.

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KingCast

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Date Posted: 04/ 4/08 8:14am

I just took the time to really start reading about this case, and as a First Amendment/Right-to-Know advocate with a few trial wins on that I see some troubling issues here.

Excerpt from my blawg and from my cross-post at BostonNOW if any of you want to add a comment over there, even though Boston is miles away the more people that are aware the better.

http://christopher-king.blogspot.com/2008/04/sandusky-register-raises-dirty-question.html

http://www.bostonnow.com/blogs/kingcast/2008/04/04/first-amendment-persecution-of-civil-rights-lawyer-geoffrey-fieger

"So this was supposed to be a funny post initially when Elsebeth asked me about the Fieger case in a community board from my homestate called the Sandusky Register. The post is called "Is America Getting Dumber?"

But there's nothing funny about this case and the answer to that question is yes in general, not in the specific. No sir, I believe that the 12 Jurors and the 3 Alternates who witness the persecution of High-Powered Michigan lawyer Geoffrey Fieger for John Edwards campaign contributions will notice all of the trip wires for malicious prosecution, selective prosecution and vindictive prosecution, all in a First Amendment Context.

....this is, at bottom, a First Amendment case because it involves Political speech issues. As such, that Jury has to be made aware at all points in times that the government is not permitted to be in the business of discriminating against political or legal voices with which it disagrees....."

Peace.

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