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Category Archives: First Amendment
Cake, religion and Summa [obscenity deleted] Laude
We didn’t make this up: a proud mom ordered a cake to celebrate her son’s graduation “Summa Cum Laude.” The bakery took it upon itself to eliminate the obscene word “cum,” and replace it with dashes, as shown above. Can’t … Continue reading
“The Constitution does not require Florida to join New York in la-la-land.”
Whenever a court invokes the old saw that constitutional rights can’t be stopped at the prison gate, it’s even money that the decision will do exactly that. The latest is the 11th Circuit’s upholding of the Florida Department of Corrections’ … Continue reading
The Case of Masterpiece Cakeshop
What’s an evangelical Christian baker to do when asked to design and decorate a custom cake for a gay wedding? If he complies, he violates his religious objections to same-sex marriage. If he refuses, he’s prosecuted for violating the public … Continue reading
Is there a constitutional right to put annoying signs on the back of your car?
Did the Framers of the Constitution recognize a historically grounded fundamental right to have annoying signs on the back of your car? Applying originalist and strict constructionist principles of constitutional interpretation, we ask: Did George Washington advertise his views on … Continue reading
The 1st Amendment pinball machine
The First Amendment is simple: you can say anything you want unless the Government says you can’t. Confused by all that chin music about “viewpoint discrimination,” “limited public forum,” “time place and manner,” etc.? Think of it as a pinball … Continue reading
Posted in First Amendment, Humor, Law, Law & Parody, Satirical cartoons
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Ratting out the First Amendment
The First Amendment is alive and well in New York, at least where inflated rats are concerned. “It is abundantly clear that Local 78 has a constitutional right to use an inflatable rat,” ruled a federal judge in a recent … Continue reading
Posted in First Amendment, Humor, Law & Parody, Satirical cartoons
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Have you been “friended” by DA Vandal?
Last January the Manhattan DA’s Office indicted 106 people including 72 NYPD cops, 8 firefighters and 5 Corrections Officers for bilking Social Security out of $400 million in phony disability claims. The scheme was masterminded by a former senior Nassau County … Continue reading
