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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: ergophobe on October 04, 2022, 10:56:00 PM

Title: The Onion files an amicus brief with SCOTUS
Post by: ergophobe on October 04, 2022, 10:56:00 PM
Interesting read, both for the underlying case the limits of free speech protections in the US and also how The Onion conceives of and executes the work of parody

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-293/242292/20221003125252896_35295545_1-22.10.03%20-%20Novak-Parma%20-%20Onion%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf

For some background
https://reason.com/2022/09/28/a-parodist-asks-scotus-to-let-him-sue-the-cops-who-arrested-him-for-making-fun-of-them/
https://ij.org/case/novak-v-parma/
Title: Re: The Onion files an amicus brief with SCOTUS
Post by: ergophobe on October 04, 2022, 11:42:34 PM
Additional coverage and analysis
https://twitter.com/Schneider_CM/status/1576996066964258816