At 09:32 AM 1/30/01 -0600, Jim Choate wrote:
Now what I'd like to know is why the lawyers aren't screaming 1st amendment speech violations...
This pastor or whatever has a right to have his say in court and the court has a directive to prevent inteference thereof, this should prevent them as well but it doesn't.
So much for 'equality under the law'.
Trials are no forums for free speech (unfortunately). They are scripted dramatic presentations and anyone who tries to get too creative will find himself held in contempt of court. You can't even make the legal arguments you want. They have to meet with the approval of the judge. DCF ---- "I swear by Almighty God that I have not given any cryptographic keys or other electronic access devices under my control to any other person or entity including government employees." -- Suggested oath from the forthcoming paper "Religious Oaths for Computer Security and Digital Commerce Applications" by Duncan Frissell, JD and Robert Bader, DD.