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Court to Clarify Definition of Fraud in Charitable Fund-Raising

Date: November 5, 2002

Author: Linda Greenhouse

QUOTE: ...the Supreme Court agreed today to clarify the boundary that separates charitable solicitation from consumer fraud.

ABSTRACT: States call for a reevaluation of the constitutional right (under the First Amendment) which protects alleged telemarketing trickery wherein a telemarketing firm fundraises for a charity and keeps the majority of the profits. Also included in this summary of Supreme Court Cases: the legal battle for a mentally ill defendant to refuse medication when on trial, and the appeal of a second Vietnam veteran lawsuit against manufacturers of Agent Orange, a potentially harmful chemical.
--- C. Heimbuch-Skaley

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Key Organizations:

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
• Dow Chemical Company
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
• Standard Media International

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Tactics

• Businesses & Organizations
  • Charities & Non-Profit Organizations
  • Ethics (Organizational)

• Law & Justice
  • Criminal Law
    • Theft / Stolen Property
      • Frauds / Scams: General
        • Fraud: Business

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