Quickie: United States v. Ford

You ABSOLUTELY have the right as a defendant to the court of public opinion. You have Sixth and First Amendment rights; the press has First Amendment rights. The prosecution and the court has NONE of these.

"The accused has a First Amendment right to reply publicly to the prosecutor's charges, and the public has a right to hear that reply, because of its ongoing concern for the integrity of the criminal justice system and the need to hear from those most directly affected by it. To the extent that publicity is a disadvantage for the government, the government must tolerate it. The government is our servant, not our master."

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[AndrewBrownK]

Corruption exists in silence, shadow, and obscurity. The antidote to corruption is light, exposure, and publicity.

[jrpence]

Transparency enforces honesty and freedom.

[ray]

I couldn't agree more courts have too much power and little to no oversight. I think the legislator needs to exercise it's power of impeachment for some of these judges.

[Djarms]

You know in the “NAME OF A FAIR TRAIL” we need to ban defense attorneys from defending the defendant.

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