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The state’s chief public lawyer also studied several landmark court cases before his decision, including one involving the Alien and Sedition Act. Thomas Jefferson did not continue to prosecute violators of that law once he was elected because he said it violated freedom of speech. The act was later overturned. “In Virginia, when you can cite Thomas Jefferson, that always helps,” Herring said, eliciting a laugh from the audience.
Posted on: Sun, 15 Jun 2014 16:37:44 +0000

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