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Eleanor Holmes Norton: There is a serious risk to go up to a law abiding person who is exercising her first amendment rights.

On the recordSeptember 22, 2009
There is a serious risk to go up to a law abiding person who is exercising her first amendment rights.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton argues that questioning citizens taking pictures infringes on their First Amendment rights.

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