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Making Fun of Cops Online Is Protected Speech

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Making Fun of Public Figures on Facebook

Making fun of public figures is protected speech, but what about public agencies? Specifically, local cops. In two cases, the local cops didn't really care for the jokes and decided to intervene. Cato's Tommy Berry details the cases and why they might have implications for the famously dubious doctrine known as qualified immunity.

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