In the Interest of Protecting Minors Who Are Witness to Criminal

question 26

True/False

In the interest of protecting minors who are witness to criminal acts of violence or abuse, state legislator Lou Pole gets a law passed (Lou's Law) closing that phase of a public trial where minors are to give testimony about a murder, rape or kidnapping case. Because the State has such a strong interest in protecting children, Lou's Law would survive any challenge to it in the courts.

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