The Onion filed an amicus brief with SCOTUS

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The brief is pretty funny (at least the opening). But the case poses a serious 1st Amendment concern. Some humorist made a web page pretending (obviously) to be a local police department’s Fakebook homepage. They arrested the humorist.

See? That’s no joke. But the plaintiff and some of the amicae are seeking a grant of certiorari to redress that grievance.

The man who wrote the Onion's Supreme Court brief takes parody very seriously

The satirical site submitted a 23-page brief to the Supreme Court in support of a First Amendment case. Mike Gillis, The Onion writer who authored the brief, tells NPR why parody is worth defending.

www.npr.org

I don’t imagine that this amicus brief will, alone, turn the tide. But I support the humorist, the Onion and this oddball brief.

 

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The brief is pretty funny (at least the opening). But the case poses a serious 1st Amendment concern. Some humorist made a web page pretending (obviously) to be a local police department’s Fakebook homepage. They arrested the humorist.

See? That’s no joke. But the plaintiff and some of the amicae are seeking a grant of certiorari to redress that grievance.

The man who wrote the Onion's Supreme Court brief takes parody very seriously

The satirical site submitted a 23-page brief to the Supreme Court in support of a First Amendment case. Mike Gillis, The Onion writer who authored the brief, tells NPR why parody is worth defending.

www.npr.org

I don’t imagine that this amicus brief will, alone, turn the tide. But I support the humorist, the Onion and this oddball brief.

I read this yesterday. The Onion is funny. Even when they're not joking.

From another article:

“As the globe’s premier parodists, The Onion’s writers also have a self-serving interest in preventing political authorities from imprisoning humorists,” lawyers for the Onion wrote in a brief filed Monday. “This brief is submitted in the interest of at least mitigating their future punishment.”

The court filing doesn’t entirely keep a straight face, calling the federal judiciary “total Latin dorks.”

The Onion said it employs 350,000 people, is read by 4.3 trillion people and “has grown into the single most powerful and influential organization in human history.”

The Onion and the Supreme Court. Not a parody

The Onion filed a Supreme Court brief in support of a man who was arrested and prosecuted for making fun of police on social media.

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Yet still no further details about the 5 girls who became pregnant after that young man ejaculated in a swiming pool.

 

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Yet still no further details about the 5 girls who became pregnant after that young man ejaculated in a swiming pool.

A valued contribution. No. Not bullfrog’s lame crap.

 

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A valued contribution. No. Not bullfrog’s lame crap.

But you giggled when you read it. I know you did. I giggled when I read it.

 

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Yet still no further details about the 5 girls who became pregnant after that young man ejaculated in a swiming pool.

Who got pregnant ? The guy or the girls?

 

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I've often wondered if the reports that Jill Biden getting a Doctorate degree for writing a report on why people quit Jr College was really nothing more than satire. When I read her thesis and saw that her reference material included college brochure handouts I was convinced it was just an Onion parody of somebody getting a Doctoral degree.

 

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But you giggled when you read it. I know you did. I giggled when I read it.

I didn’t. And from now on, don’t ejaculate in any pools.

 

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Who got pregnant ? The guy or the girls?

Three of them identify as pregnant. "They" are non-binary-bio-degradable or somesuch.

 

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Three of them identify as pregnant. "They" are non-binary-bio-degradable or somesuch.

But me thing is sure: the quality of the chlorine in that pool is just plain awful!