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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,971 posts) Fri Nov 4, 2022, 07:33 AM Nov 2022

"I protect the right of criminal defense attorneys to contact crime victims ..."

I protect the right of criminal defense attorneys to contact crime victims without going through a prosecutor.

On behalf of @AACJ_AZ, we filed a First Amendment challenge to AZ’s Victim-Contact Prohibition, which prohibited criminal defense attorneys from “initiat[ing] contact” with crime victims without going through a prosecutor.

Yesterday, a federal court agreed with us. twitter.com/realJaredKeena…
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"I protect the right of criminal defense attorneys to contact crime victims ..." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 OP

to buy them off or scare them off rampartc Nov 2022 #1

✔️ msfiddlestix Nov 2022 #2

rampartc

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1. to buy them off or scare them off

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Fri Nov 4, 2022, 07:54 AM

Nov 2022

don't victims have any rights?

i usually support the aclu, but i don't know about this one.

msfiddlestix

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Reply to rampartc (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 4, 2022, 08:21 AM

Nov 2022

ACLU has made questionable (for me) legal claims from time to time in the name of "Free Speech" ..

I don't support the "cause" on a "no matter how extreme" basis. Somehow, your rights end when violating my rights doesn't seem to be of much interest to them, or not given equal weight.

I believe the rights of the victim should be given full protection from harassing attorneys et al.

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