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ACLU To Represent NAMBLA
By Martin Finucane
Associated Press Writer
Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000; 5:19 p.m. EDT
BOSTON =96=96 Saying important First Amendment issues are at stake, the
American Civil Liberties Union is stepping in to defend a group that
advocates sex between men and boys against a lawsuit brought by the
family of a murdered 10-year-old.
The family of Jeffrey Curley of Cambridge claims in its lawsuit that
the North American Man/Boy Love Association and its Web site incited
the molestation and murder of the boy in 1997.
The Massachusetts chapter of the ACLU said Thursday it will defend
NAMBLA because the group's activities are protected under First
Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of association.
"Under the First Amendment, there are no illegal ideas. Those who
commit illegal acts can be punished for wrongful conduct, but the
expression of even offensive ideas is protected by our Constitution,"
the ACLU said in a statement.
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