Court Rules City Can’t Arrest Man for Calling Them ‘Fascists’

Court Rules City Can’t Arrest Man for Calling Them ‘Fascists’

Author: Lehto's Law February 26, 2026 Duration: 9:14
The man was arrested TWICE for speaking out at city council meetings - they claimed his calling them 'fascists' was a violation of the rule against 'derogatory' speech at the meetings. A federal court said the arrests were impermissible. https://ij.org/

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