At one extreme, the Supreme Court extended First Amendment protection to the words of a man who physically resisted arrest during an anti-war protest at a draft induction center.

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Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill announced details of the draft legislation during a visit to Victim Support Scotland where he met two victims of crime, Harry Lindsay and Audrey McGuire.

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Several concessions were offered by the co-sponsors during the negotiating process over a new draft.

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