Alan Dershowitz Sues Farmers Market Vendor Over Refusal to Sell Child
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Summary
Civil liberties lawyer Alan Dershowitz has filed a lawsuit against a Martha’s Vineyard farmers market vendor for refusing to sell him a child, calling it an affront to free market principles. The incident, captured in a viral video, shows Dershowitz being driven away by a crowd after demanding a child.
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"I’ve been buying children from this farmers market for decades, and now they’re trying to tell me no."
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