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A comment on US Department of Justice Argues Assange Has No First Amendment Rights.

Re:US Department of Justice Argues Assange Has No First Amen... by sjg007 on Friday January 24, 2020 @09:01AM (#22138285)
If the US wants to apply US law globally then US constitutional rights should apply to you if the US wants to prosecute you. I imagine if this goes forward it will end up at the US Supreme Court. Also if Assange is on US soil at the time of prosecution then the 1st amendment should apply and it should be retroactive.
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Re:US Department of Justice Argues Assange Has No First Amen... by david_draco on Friday January 24, 2020 @09:13AM (#22138392)
The US should respect article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, or retreat from its signature to it.

Related, the US should respect the UN's ban on wars on aggression (Article 2, 39 of the charter), or otherwise retreat from its membership.

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Re:US Department of Justice Argues Assange Has No First Amen... by cambalache on Friday January 24, 2020 @09:12AM (#22138383)
Unless the US fancies itself as the new Roman empire.
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