'Free exercise' revisited

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Anti-cult groups that try to demonize nascent religious sects bear much of the blame for the disastrous assault on the Branch Davidians in Waco, TX. The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms targeted David Koresh's group because, influenced by the Cult Awareness Network, the American Family Foundation, and others, they failed to consider the constitutional protections accorded all religions, not just mainstream ones. That assault was no more justifiable than one on any more popular religion.

Freedom of religion, Public opinion, Cults, Branch Davidians

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Clinton v. Starr v. Clinton may make court act

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The aggressive approach of both Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr and Pres Bill Clinton may force the US Supreme Court to make case law on the use of obstruction-of-justice laws where First Amendment rights have been infringed by overzealous prosecutors and grand juries. The courts have stated that governmental power must be balanced by countervailing First Amendment considerations, buth further case law on what has transpired in 1998 may be necessary.

Laws, regulations and rules, Investigations, Clinton, Bill, Testimony, Obstruction of justice, Blumenthal, Sidney

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Prosecutors tread where defenders daren't go

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The Monica Lewinsky affair shows the public the unethical ways prosecutors have of obtaining evidence. If private attorneys used such tactics, they would face severe discipline for bribery or obstruction of justice. This is the first time the public has learned how prosecutorial evidence in federal criminal cases is shaped.

Methods, Public prosecutors, Criminal justice, Administration of, Administration of criminal justice

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