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[edit] Does an appeal of Guantanamo captive Ali Al Bahlul's verdict, on 1st amendment grounds, merit coverage here?

Guantanamo captive Ali al-Bahlul's military defense attorneys filed a fifty page appeal of his sentence on first amendment grounds: "Mr. al Bahlul is not a sympathetic defendant. He embraces an ideology that glorifies violence, justifies terrorism and opposes constitutional democracy. As offensive as it may be, [Bahlul's film work] is speech that falls within the core protections of the First Amendment, which forbids the prosecution of `the thoughts, the beliefs, the ideals of the accused."

• Carol Rosenberg (2009-09-02). "Bin Laden aide's Gitmo conviction appealed". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamiherald.com%2Fnews%2Fnation%2Fstory%2F1214739.html&date=2009-09-02. 

So, does this appeal merit coverage in this article?

Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 22:21, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

I would add it to the article once there has been a ruling on the appeal. SMP0328. (talk) 23:11, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

I concur with SMP0328. Lawyers argue crazy things all the time on appeal but it's really the judicial decisions on those appeals that matter in the long run (and become notable enough for mention on Wikipedia). --Coolcaesar (talk) 09:21, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Exemptions

Surely an exemption section is required detailing where the First Amendment doesn't apply, e.g. certain obscene/pornographic material (Miller test), matters of national security, and supporting the boycott of Israel. The Patriot Act reduction on civil liberties would also affect the freedoms afforded by the First Amendment, should this be mentioned here? Zarcadia (talk) 09:48, 8 October 2009 (UTC)