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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Steve Fischer News


Freedom of speech applies to attorneys, too

By Steve Fischer |
From The Lufkin Daily News “At long last, have you left no sense  of decency?” With that attorney Joseph Welch effectively ended Sen.  Joseph McCarthy’s witch hunt against alleged “communists.” Americans  were able speak more freely, and we assumed “witch hunts” were a thing  of the past.Lawyers have always been in the forefront, protecting  freedom of speech.