Which was a case regarding the protections offered by the Speech or Debate Clause of the United States Constitution, Rasul v. Bush or Gravel v. United States?
Gravel v. United States Gravel v. United States, 408 U.S. 606 (1972), was a case regarding the protections offered by the Speech or Debate Clause of the United States Constitution. In the case, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the privileges and immunities of the Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause enjoyed by members of Congress also extend to Congressional aides, but not to activity outside the legislative process.
R v Lucas R v Lucas is the leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the criminal offence of defamatory libel. The Court held that the "Criminal Code" offence of defamatory libel infringed the constitutional protection of freedom of expression under Section 2(b) of the "Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms", but the offence was a reasonable limit prescribed by law under Section 1 of the "Charter".