Police arrested a man for making fun of police, SCOTUS approves.
Where's the "free speech" brigade when the state is actually censoring speech? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-ohio-mans-bid-sue-police-arrest-facebook-parody-rcna70435 #FreeSpeech #SCOTUS
@parkermolloy It's a lousy situation. And qualified immunity does need to be revisited. But the article mischaracterizes what the Court has done or, better said, failed to do. The Court did not "reject" respondent's "bid to sue." It simply declined to find an error or conflict in appellate proceedings that rises to its interest.
The respondent was charged and acquitted at trial under state law. While that's not binding precedent, it does send the prosecutor a message.
Background Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution establishes the Supreme Court of the United States. Currently, there are nine Justices on the Court. Before taking office, each Justice must be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Justices hold office during good behavior, typically, for life. The Constitution states that the Supreme Court has both
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