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But this was ordinary contempt of court for not reporting about an ongoing trial until it was complete. It's a long standing govt right in the UK. Was there any
by Latteland 8y ago
But this was ordinary contempt of court for not reporting about an ongoing trial until it was complete. It's a long standing govt right in the UK. Was there anything unusual about this case?
- tropo 8y agoIf it isn't unusual, then that only supports the idea that freedom of press is lower in the UK.
- Latteland 8y agoI think freedom of the press is lower there in the uk. Plus they it's too easy to win a suit for libel there.
- DrScump 8y agoIt's a long standing govt right in the UK. Well, there's a differentiator right there. In the USA, government doesn't have rights; it only has enumerated powers.
- Latteland 8y agoYeah, I know this is different than the US, but I keep seeing people complaining about it from a US civil rights standard. We should at least appreciate that under UK law there are different rights. For the US, I feel like the enumerated power idea has become a somewhat historical concept instead of being true in practice. As an example, think about civil forfeiture. I don't see how that is enumerated.