BackAgain
Neutronium Member & truth speaker #StopBrandon
The brief is pretty funny (at least the opening). But the case poses a serious 1st Amendment concern. Some humorist made a web page pretending (obviously) to be a local police department’s Fakebook homepage. They arrested the humorist.
See? That’s no joke. But the plaintiff and some of the amicae are seeking a grant of certiorari to redress that grievance.
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I don’t imagine that this amicus brief will, alone, turn the tide. But I support the humorist, the Onion and this oddball brief.
See? That’s no joke. But the plaintiff and some of the amicae are seeking a grant of certiorari to redress that grievance.
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The man who wrote the Onion's Supreme Court brief takes parody very seriously
The satirical site submitted a 23-page brief to the Supreme Court in support of a First Amendment case. Mike Gillis, The Onion writer who authored the brief, tells NPR why parody is worth defending.
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I don’t imagine that this amicus brief will, alone, turn the tide. But I support the humorist, the Onion and this oddball brief.