[Marxism] 6 years in prison for airing Hezbollah TV in NYC

[chegitz guevara]

Unfortunately, since he pled guilty, not a lot anyone can do about it.
It is extremely rare for a court to set aside a guilty plea for any
reason.

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Pat Costello <pt_costello at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jp299Ir4bFhwRyM_7lpd_zLEU1EgD97OF46G1
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> goodbye first amendment!
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> "The August 2006 arrest of Iqbal initially sparked a First Amendment battle, with claims by his lawyers that he was no different from major news companies and Internet providers, some of which permit live streaming broadcasts of Al Manar. But the arguments were rejected by the court, and there was no mention of the First Amendment at the sentencing."