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No, Trump Does Not Have a First Amendment Defense In His New York Criminal Case
Orin S. Kerr | 5.4.2024 2:09 AM
I have mixed views about New York's prosecution of Donald Trump—if you look at all the crimes Trump has committed, the ones charged in New York seem comparatively minor—but I do not agree with my co-blogger Steve Calabresi's claim that Trump has a First Amendment defense to the charges.
First off, Trump was not........
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