International Law,
Government,
Constitutional Law,
Civil Rights
Feb. 22, 2018
Poland’s Holocaust speech law could have broad effects
Recently, the Polish government has come under fire for proposing legislation that would criminalize equating the Poles' complicity with Nazis' crimes.
Sassan Masserat
Sassan is a lawyer in Beverly Hills and a board member of the Anti-Defamation League's Los Angeles Region.
Eric B. Kingsley
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Kingsley & Kingsley APC
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Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
Eric is the former board chair of the Anti-Defamation League's Los Angeles Region.
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