There was out and out cheering when that verdict came down.
“And for another, everybody on this forum who cheered this $5 million verdict. There was nary a whisper about free speech back then.”
Well, a civil judgment really doesn’t have anything to do with free speech. The 1st Amendment only stops the Feds from restricting speech, it doesn’t protect us from the consequences of our speech. So, personally, I don’t understand how the Supremes cited the 1st amendment in throwing out the civil judgment, since that doesn’t really seem to apply here.
BTW, I do agree that the WBB’s protests are protected by the 1st Amendment, I just see how the 1st Amendment protects them from being sued for emotional distress, etc.
“I just see how the 1st Amendment...”
Oops I meant to write “I just don’t see”