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http://www.cluebot.com/article.pl?sid=00/10/05/1654245&mode=thread High Court Denies Reporter's Kiddie-Porn Appeal posted by cicero on Thursday October 05, @11:52AM from the so-much-for-a-fair-trial dept. The Supreme Court this week declined to hear an appeal from a journalist convicted of trafficking in child porn, which means veteran reporter Larry Matthews will be spending some 18 months in prison. Brill's Content has an in-depth article on the case, including how the judge barred Matthews from using the First Amendment as a defense when arguing before the jury. That seems wrongheaded. No matter whether Matthews downloaded nude images for a story or not -- he had deleted them by the time the FBI raided his home -- he should have the right to tell a jury his story. Also see an amicus brief filed by a journalists' group, and a writeup in the Washington City Paper. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------