It Is Within The Last Quarter Century Or Thirty Years. And A Lot Of That Law Has Turned Out To Be Very, Very Protective Of The Press And The Public's Right To Know. - SearchQuotes

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It is within the last quarter century or thirty years. And a lot of that law has turned out to be very, very protective of the press and the public's right to know.

Floyd Abrams

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