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Cuss at a cop? Sue a fickle fiance? What Kentucky courts say you have the right to do
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Do you have the right to swear at a police officer who stops you for speeding? If...
‘Noisy conduct’ provision of Wichita law is unconstitutional, Kansas Supreme Court rules
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Kansas Supreme Court has struck down the portion of a Wichita law that criminalizes “noisy...
A man convicted of stalking says his online messages were not threats. Now the Supreme Court will...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"F*** off permanently." That incendiary statement was one of many that Billy Raymond Counterman sent...
Miami to Palm Beach lawyers’ email trouble, aggravated battery, fighting disbarment
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoAmong the South Florida lawyers on the Florida Bar’s monthly list of attorneys disciplined by the...
Democratic Attorneys General Support Censorship
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIllustration: Lex Villena The share of U.S. adults who favor government intervention to restrict false information has grown 50 percent in the last five...
His Words Were So Terrifying the Supreme Court Got Involved
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIllustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastIt is dicey constitutional business to criminalize...
Can you give the middle finger to the police in Texas? Here’s what the law says
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGo ahead Texas, give the police the one-finger salute. As long as the gesture does not include...
Trump’s Getting Special Treatment
Slate via Yahoo News· 8 months agoJust words. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images. The First Amendment doesn’t have special caveats and carve-outs...
Can you be prosecuted for speaking your mind? | Civics Project explainer
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoQ. Can someone be prosecuted for what they say? A. The Bill of Rights in the United States...
Can't we get a nationwide gag order against Trump's violent threats?
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDonald Trump Win McNamee/Getty Images On Christmas Day in 1170, as the story goes, King Henry II,...