Judges and Judiciary
Jul. 12, 2011
On Another Note: A Justice's Lament Over Judicial Restraint
The delicate balance between judicial restraint and First Amendment rights.
2nd Appellate District, Division 6
Arthur Gilbert
Presiding Justice
2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
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Damn! I miss my First Amendment rights. If a corporation, which, at best, is a fictional person for limited purposes, has First Amendment rights, then why not me? I am a real person...most of the time. In voicing this concern, I speak for judges throughout the country who must glue their lips together, while politicians, pundits, radio talk-show hosts, columnists, law professors, lawyers, and Joe, whether he be a plumber, carp...
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