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A misbegotten, century-old analogy — ‘falsely shouting fire in a theatre’ — is too often used as an excuse to punish constitutionally protected speech.
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A federal judge compared Waylon Bailey’s Facebook jest to "falsely shouting fire in a theatre."
A federal judge compared Waylon Bailey’s Facebook jest to "falsely shouting fire in a theatre."
A court decision against a Louisiana man who made a COVID joke illustrates the continuing influence of a misbegotten, century-old analogy that is frequently used as an excuse to punish or censor constitutionally protected speech.