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The Spokesman Review

Court Rules First Amendment Protects Profanity Against Police

Justices said the First Amendment protects citizens against prosecution when they exercise their constitutional right to speak and to criticize certain governmental activities.

June 26th, 2015

By The Spokesman Review

SEATTLE — The Washington Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a citizen has the First Amendment right to call police abusive names and yell profanity while they’re investigating a crime. The court threw out the conviction of a juvenile, identified only by the initials E.J.J., who yelled at officers while they tried to take his

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