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RICO Penalties Boost Damages to $2.2 Million in Daleiden Case
“This is a dangerous precedent for citizen journalism and First Amendment civil rights across the country,” said the Center for Medical Progress.
“This is a dangerous precedent for citizen journalism and First Amendment civil rights across the country,” said the Center for Medical Progress.
Federal and state racketeering laws are a double-edged sword that prosecutors would do well to consider before using — but that doesn’t mean the Catholic Church shouldn’t be concerned.
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