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but was “fired” by one of the more militant defendants when he learned that I was a Zionist.

the lead defense lawyer—William Kunstler—was held in contempt of court and sentenced to four years imprisonment. I was part of the legal team assembled to prepare the appeal of that contempt order. We won.

and I observed at close range the ravages of war on our freedoms at home.

and then passively held on to. The battle for civil liberties

it is not a suicide pact.” But it is precisely during times of crisis—when the balance between momentary expediency and enduring safeguards often goes askew—that courts can perform their most critical function: to preserve or restore a sens...

even during periods of crisis. Under our constitutional system

such as the executive or the military. Our experience in delegating decision-making authority to these institutions in times of crisis is discouraging.

but there are some useful guidelines in striking the proper balance. In the first place

in the reasonable views of the government

the situation is different from the alleged conflicts that motivate the censorship of supposedly obscene material: in most obscenity cases

the government should get out of the business of censoring films and other media.

I have written extensively on the subject. My article “Why Pornography?” set out to determine whether there is any actual relationship between “hard-core pornography” and violence against women. It began by disputing Justice Potter Stewart’...

and despite the Supreme Court’s continued insistence—most recently in the violent video games case—that “obscenity” is not protected by the First Amendment

even a democracy in which the Supreme Court plays so central a role

after the lawsuit forced the District Attorney to admit

by telephoning the emergency judge. But in the midst of our conference the first show ended and the officers arrested Stork and Hagen

the District Attorney decided to arrest Stork and Hagen. The Deep Throat case was so important to Droney that he pulled one state detective off a murder investigation to watch the film and make the arrest.

you are part of a rather important political event…I am not here to either encourage or discourage the students who decided to see this film…Were I not involved in this lawsuit

a circus atmosphere prevailed. Hundreds of pickets marched outside urging potential viewers to stay away. There was some pushing and shoving. Slogans were shouted: “Freedom of the Press is not Freedom to Molest.” “Pornography is an inciteme...

” he declared with a disgusted look on his face. Then