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Kehinde Wiley: the artist exploring Black vulnerability through monumental works

His exhibition at the de Young museum has a funereal mood: figures lie prone and lifeless, yet resonate strength

The Guardian - US · Apr 2, 2023

Calling Police Officer "Pig," "Terrorist," "Punk Ass," and "Bitch" in Facebook Comments Not Obscene After All

So a federal district court held, reversing an earlier magistrate judge ruling on this point; the court also rejected the view that the Free Press Clause only protects "members of the press."

Reason · Apr 9, 2022

Judge's Decision Finding Criticisms of Police "Obscene" Was Mostly Copied from City's Briefs

I blogged Tuesday about Sgaggio v. De Young (D. Colo.), which wrongly concluded that various online criticisms of police (calling them "pig," "terrorist," "bitch," "punk ass," and "dirty ass") was legally "obscene" and thus unprotected by the First Amendment; for more details on the substance, see here. But reader Michael…

Reason · Feb 3, 2022