The ruling, released Tuesday, expands the freedoms of John Hinckley Jr. over the objections of prosecutors.

周四发布的这项裁决扩大了欣克利的自由。

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Ms. LITHWICK: There was just a sea change, Alex, after the John Hinckley acquittal.

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Shocked by the fact that John Hinckley used this defence to escape punishment for shooting Ronald Reagan in 1981, many states restricted a defendant's right to plead insanity.

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Holder told reporters, "If this bill becomes law, people like John Gotti, who beat the rap at his first trials, and John Hinckley and John DeLorean, who were also acquitted, could wind up with big taxpayer checks".

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