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Criminal

Aug. 5, 2000

Panel Experts Sift Speech Implications of Hit Man Ruling

A bevy of First Amendment heavyweights gathered Thursday to dissect a controversial recent ruling holding the publisher of a guide for hit men liable for a murder committed by one of its readers.

By Ed Kimble
Daily Journal Staff Writer

        A bevy of First Amendment heavyweights gathered Thursday to dissect a controversial recent ruling holding the publisher of a guide for hit men liable for a murder committed by one of its readers.
        The contract killer in that case, James Perry, had followed instructions that Paladin Press published in "Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Indepe...

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