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Orrin Hatch: In short, the First Amendment does not belong to any definable category or persons or entities. It belongs to all who…

On the recordJune 30, 2010
In short, the First Amendment does not belong to any definable category or persons or entities. It belongs to all who exercise its freedoms.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Senator Hatch references Justice Berger's view on the broad scope of First Amendment rights.

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