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   Steve Bellovin (stevebellovin@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Apr-2025 09:29:42 JST Steve Bellovin

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   • Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified:

   @adamshostack Like so much else in the US constitution, there is a provision specifically aimed at that abuse. In particular, the Sixth Amendment starts "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law."

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     Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified: (adamshostack@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Apr-2025 09:29:43 JST Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified:

     Today's "history is boring" lesson: The Declaration of Independence lists "For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences" as one of the reasons Independence was important.

     Paul Cantrell repeated this.