Free Speech

I Do Not Think That Word Means What You Think It Means

The Tragedy of the Barred Attorney.

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As you might have heard, a school superintendent for the Needville School District (near Houston, Texas) has threatened to punish any student who joins in a gun-safety protest.

Obviously, a government institution threatening retribution against citizens who take part in political protest is a textbook violation of the First Amendment. Many lawyers have offered to defend any students wishing to protest, pro bono, should their school come after them. Including this guy:

Of course, the pro-gun lobby is very organized and super-duper smart. “Steve”‘s credentials were immediately attacked in what I think amounts to the Twitter version of a Daubert challenge.

Welcome to Fairy Land.

Steve, showing an unbelievable level of restraint and decency, tried to reason with the man.

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But it was not to be.

[UPDATE: Joe here. I figured we should look up Harold Wayne Nix. Um… I have before.]

Undeterred, Steve tried to make the best of the situation.

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Eventually, Steve blocked Mr. Nix… because at some point shouting into the wind becomes pointless.

We are living in the End Times of the American Republic. A dark, cold age is upon us. And, no, I don’t mean that the Sun is going to literally turn off.

Texas superintendent threatens 3-day suspension for students who walk out to protest gun laws [Vox]

Elie Mystal is the Executive Editor of Above the Law and the Legal Editor for More Perfect. He can be reached @ElieNYC on Twitter, or at elie@abovethelaw.com. He will resist.

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