ext_208420 ([identity profile] beeeej.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] coyotegoth 2007-11-05 09:16 pm (UTC)

As in many areas of the law, put simply, your right to swing your fist ends where my face begins. It's up to the fact-finder (judge or jury) in each individual case to determine where, exactly my face begins. First Amendment jurisprudence traditionally grants a wide latitude for content, but not quite as wide for time and place; the Constitution guarantees you freedom of speech, but not a venue or an audience.

There's little question the "church" will appeal. It should be very interesting to see what happens when a panel of experienced appellate judges has the case.

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