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MARGARET WARNER (Newshour): The court ruled unanimously today to shield two Secret Service agents from being sued on First Amendment grounds by a Colorado man arrested after he confronted then Vice President Dick Cheney in 2006.
The man argued he'd been arrested because of critical remarks he made about the Iraq war. State harassment charges against him were ultimately dropped. In an 8-0 decision, the high court overturned an appeals court ruling that had allowed the lawsuit to go forward.
To help us sort through this, we're joined by Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal.
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Boy, they sure would have a hard time if they went after everyone who was critical of Iraq...
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