When prosecutors in Pennsylvania join forces to ask lawmakers in Harrisburg to add a new crime to the books, there is often only one voice raised in dissent -- the voice of Larry Frankel, the legislative director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania. Sometimes, Frankel succeeds in blocking a law. More often, he said, he counts his victories in the amendments and wording changes he pushes that can soften or limit a new law's effects.
August 01, 2001 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When prosecutors in Pennsylvania join forces to ask lawmakers in Harrisburg to add a new crime to the books, there is often only one voice raised in dissent — the voice of Larry Frankel, the legislative director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania.
Sometimes, Frankel succeeds in blocking a law. More often, he said, he counts his victories in the amendments and wording changes he pushes that can soften or limit a new law’s effects.
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