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U.S. Supreme Court

Feb. 19, 2010

Free Speech Takes Stage at High Court

The U.S. Supreme Court has already struck down part of one congressional statute on free speech grounds in the landmark campaign finance case decided last month and could do the same in two others, legal experts say.

By Lawrence Hurley

Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - It could be a good year for freedom of speech at the U.S. Supreme Court.

The court has already struck down part of one congressional statute in the landmark campaign finance case decided last month and could do the same in two others, legal experts say. For the court to strike down three statutes on First Amendment free speech grounds in one term is not common, but that...

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