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While it's not foolproof, in the US, you do have a right to a "speedy trial". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedy_Trial_Clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S

• erichocean 14y ago
  > While it's not foolproof, I hereby nominated you for "Understatement of the Year". Constitutional protection in the US is gone, full stop, and has been for a long time. The document is purely historical and "cultural", in that it does inform public opinion, but does not, in any way, constrain the government -- it's actual purpose.