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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt looks like the 9th Circuit court says Corporations are not people my friend...
http://news.yahoo.com/court-tosses-conviction-super-bowl-threat-180407423--spt.html"A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate the conviction of an Arizona man accused of planning a Super Bowl massacre, saying his rambling "manifesto" did not constitute a threat to people.....A full 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 9-2 Friday that Havelock's rambling message did not violate the law because it was addressed to corporations, not individuals, according the Los Angeles Times"
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It looks like the 9th Circuit court says Corporations are not people my friend... (Original Post)
rustydog
Jan 2012
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valerief
(53,235 posts)1. I'm sure SCOTUS is looking the other way now. nt
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)3. It doesn't matter which way they look.
Federal appeals courts look to the Supreme Court for guidance, not the other way around.
cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)2. That's a fairly basic application.
A conspiracy to drive a corporation into bankrupcy is not considered conspiracy to comit murder, either.
RC
(25,592 posts)4. For once the drip, drip, drip is going in our direction.
Helping to float our boat for a change.
BadgerKid
(4,541 posts)5. I'm waiting for the declaration
that bailouts = resurrection. I guess that to them, having entities give them money is akin to them having a religious experience.