District Attorney Abel Reyna may not be able to get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich, but he could probably get a grand jury to indict defendants for the murder of a ham sandwich.
The prosecutor's verboten public comments illustrate why comprehensive protective orders like this one are, and should continue to be, disfavored.
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Whatever happened to those Waco bikers? You know, the 177 people arrested at a restaurant in Waco after a motorcycle rally in May ended with nine people shot dead?
Why should civil libertarians care what happens to 170 or so bikers in Waco? Columnist Tamara Tabo explains.
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