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Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Dr. Benjamin Spock indicted for aiding draft dodgers

On January 5, 1968, a federal grand jury indicted child psychologist Dr. Benjamin Spock and several others for conspiring to aid draft dodgers.



Spock was tried and convicted, but his conviction was later overturned. Read United States v. Spock by the US First Circuit Court of Appeals.



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