Updates on the Death Prediction Lottery.

[J.A. Terranson]

On Sun, 19 Jan 2014, Jim Bell wrote:

>It is also very difficult to get a court to rule that something is legal 
>before you get prosecuted or sued for doing it, which, given the 
>complexity of our legal systems, seems like a fairly
> significant flaw. Test cases provide some protection in civil matters, but there isnÿÿt really a practical analogue in criminal matters.

Sorry to contradict you, but I recall cases (up to the level of the US 
Supreme Court) allowing this.  How 'difficult' it is, I don't recall.  
Problem is, I don't have access to the Lexis system that I used while 
stuck in the Fed's "gated communities".  But at least at the Federal 
level, such a mechanism exists.  I wish I could be more specific.   I'll 
check  www.law.cornell.edu.                Jim Bell

You are looking for "Declaratory Judgments".


//Alif

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