Talk:Insanity Defense Reform Act

timing of one citation
So...the Lawrence Freedman article from 1983 criticizes the 1984 law? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.55.70.4 (talk) 13:37, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

The bill was signed by President Reagan in 1984. The bill would have been in existence, and its contents known, for some time prior to that while it worked its way through congress. Ii would not be unusual for Freedman to be familiar with the bill and to comment on it well prior to the final step of many in the legislative process.Wschart (talk) 21:11, 26 December 2019 (UTC)