Criminal
Jan. 24, 2013
Free speech at issue in appeal of Muslim students' convictions
Lawyers filed an opening brief Tuesday challenging the criminal convictions of 11 Muslim UC Irvine students who verbally interrupted a speech by the Israeli ambassador to the United States at the university in 2010.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Lawyers filed an opening brief Tuesday challenging the criminal convictions of 11 Muslim UC Irvine students who verbally interrupted a speech by the Israeli ambassador to the United States at the university in 2010.
The brief attacks a jury's September 2011 verdict in the case, arguing the statute under which the students were convicted is antiquated and unconstitutionally vague. Attorneys argue it...
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