When I began we did not really have a lot of First Amendment law. It is really surprising to think of it this way, but a lot of the law - most of the law that relates to the First…

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So sometimes the facts are good and sometimes the facts are bad, the important thing...

So sometimes the facts are good and sometimes the facts are bad, the important thing...

I still owe a duty of loyalty to my clients and former clients, so I...

I still owe a duty of loyalty to my clients and former clients, so I...

The question at the end of the day was, the courts having found there was...

The question at the end of the day was, the courts having found there was...

I really try at least to come back and answer the question as to whether...

I really try at least to come back and answer the question as to whether...

This is going right to the police. So, it's a very dangerous precedent.

This is going right to the police. So, it's a very dangerous precedent.

I try to do that in this book without preaching - to try to do...

I try to do that in this book without preaching - to try to do...

It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of...

It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of...

The principle though remains the same, and the important thing is CBS fought hard, very...

The principle though remains the same, and the important thing is CBS fought hard, very...

It has something to do with the facts and the law and who the judges...

It has something to do with the facts and the law and who the judges...

I mean the idea of this is that it's a good thing for the public...

I mean the idea of this is that it's a good thing for the public...

Were this not Texas, were there not a state where there were no protections at...

Were this not Texas, were there not a state where there were no protections at...

The government would be able to go to court with respect to newspaper articles, broadcast...

The government would be able to go to court with respect to newspaper articles, broadcast...

There are some circumstances in which the First Amendment interest comes up against another interest...

There are some circumstances in which the First Amendment interest comes up against another interest...

CBS fought very hard on this because it believed and believes that there's a principle...

CBS fought very hard on this because it believed and believes that there's a principle...

No other country in the world gives protection like that, but it is not absolute...

No other country in the world gives protection like that, but it is not absolute...

I really did try to write it so that an educated public that cares about...

I really did try to write it so that an educated public that cares about...

I think that it is important for people to understand that whether a good-guy or...

I think that it is important for people to understand that whether a good-guy or...

It is within the last quarter century or thirty years. And a lot of that...

It is within the last quarter century or thirty years. And a lot of that...

I am really impressed by lawyers who write books and tell us that they never...

I am really impressed by lawyers who write books and tell us that they never...

It's not like learning how to hit a curve ball in baseball.

It's not like learning how to hit a curve ball in baseball.