- 07 Oct 2022 06:55
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"The long-running First Amendment case of an Ohio man is suddenly getting a lot of attention, thanks to the satirical news site The Onion.
And that's not because it's been spoofed. It's because the publication has gotten involved directly, submitting a brief to the Supreme Court in defense of parody itself.
The 23-page amicus brief was filed on Monday in support of Anthony Novak, who is asking the Supreme Court to take up his civil rights lawsuit against the police officers who arrested and prosecuted him for creating a parody Facebook page of their department (more on that here).
"I think because the draft itself was trying to make an argument for why parody is a really powerful form ... we thought it made more sense for us to kind of make the brief itself an example of why this thing is worth defending, and why parody is really interesting and grabs people's attention," he adds."
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/04/11267734 ... ket-newtab
When I was young, the government did a lot more censorship than it does now. One episode of a tv show pissed LBJ off, and he had it taken off the air. It's a good example of why Rule of Law is vital, and indispensable.
And that's not because it's been spoofed. It's because the publication has gotten involved directly, submitting a brief to the Supreme Court in defense of parody itself.
The 23-page amicus brief was filed on Monday in support of Anthony Novak, who is asking the Supreme Court to take up his civil rights lawsuit against the police officers who arrested and prosecuted him for creating a parody Facebook page of their department (more on that here).
"I think because the draft itself was trying to make an argument for why parody is a really powerful form ... we thought it made more sense for us to kind of make the brief itself an example of why this thing is worth defending, and why parody is really interesting and grabs people's attention," he adds."
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/04/11267734 ... ket-newtab
When I was young, the government did a lot more censorship than it does now. One episode of a tv show pissed LBJ off, and he had it taken off the air. It's a good example of why Rule of Law is vital, and indispensable.
Facts have a well known liberal bias
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