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The Constitution, in Name Only: Mahmoud Khalil and the Architecture of Lawless Power

The Constitution, in Name Only: Mahmoud Khalil and the Architecture of Lawless Power

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Apr 13, 2025
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Howard Brodie sketched him in color crayon—Bobby Seale, bound and gagged, straining to write on a legal pad. A man was silenced mid-sentence in the heart of the American courtroom. 1969, and the viol…

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