The Onion advises the Supreme Court's 'total Latin dorks' on parody

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

WASHINGTON — The Onion has some serious things to say in defense of parody.

The satirical site that manages to persuade people to believe the absurd has filed a Supreme Court brief in support of a man who was arrested and prosecuted for making fun of police on social media.