alt Hacker NewsThat's completely wrong. The US legal system drew heavily from the British system, particularly any of the common law pieces (much of tort law, IIRC).
That's completely wrong. The US legal system drew heavily from the British system, particularly any of the common law pieces (much of tort law, IIRC).
I deleted my previous comment, but no, it's not "completely wrong".
"drew heavily" != "the same"
I went to law school and I assume you did too; I'm not sure why you would say this lol
Among other things, the fact that the US has The Bill of Rights is turning out to be important when it comes to privacy and free speech issues.