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

[chegitz guevara <absynthe@xxxxxxxxx>]

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@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jp299Ir4bFhwRyM_7lpd_zLEU1EgD97OF46G1
>
> goodbye first amendment!
>
> "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."

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