- A federal judge
threw out charges Thursday against a man who urged jurors in multiple
East Coast cities from Florida to New Hampshire to sometimes disregard
the law and vote their conscience.
U.S.
District Judge Kimba Wood in Manhattan tossed the case against Julian
Heicklen, saying the First Amendment protects speech concerning judicial
proceedings as long as the speech doesn't prevent fair and impartial
justice. She noted that the essence of the First Amendment is that
falsehoods are better exposed through discussion than through
suppression.
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