<![CDATA[TV Show "24" Helps Scalia Explain US Constitution]]>

1.0 link 52813 <![CDATA[TV Show "24" Helps Scalia Explain US Constitution]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/06/19/tv-show-24-helps-scalia-e_n_52813.html The Supreme Court Justice cites Jack Bauer and the Hollywood torture show "24" as relevant background for constitutional jurisprudence:

"Jack Bauer saved Los Angeles. ... He saved hundreds of thousands of lives," Judge Scalia said. Then, recalling Season 2, where the agent's rough interrogation tactics saved California from a terrorist nuke, the Supreme Court judge etched a line in the sand.
"Are you going to convict Jack Bauer?" Judge Scalia challenged his fellow judges. "Say that criminal law is...

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