California: Restrictions on First Amendment debated in two Sacramento cases

A Sacramento lawyer found herself in court the same day  arguing two sides of the First Amendment in two separate trials, in one to keep the press and public out of pretrail hearings in a sensational murder trial and the other to defend Occupy Sacramento protesters on free speech grounds.

In both trials she was arguing”time, place and manner” restrictions on free speech and/or press. -db

From the Sacramento Bee,  December  4, 2011, by Andy  Furillo.

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