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Let Massholes Be Massholes, Says Bay State's High Court

Criticism of public officials doesn't have to be polite, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court confirmed.

Reason · Mar 10, 2023

Town Public Comment Policy Requiring Remarks to Be "Respectful and Courteous" Violates Massachusetts Constitution

From today's Massachusetts high court opinion in Barron v. Kolenda, written by Justice Scott Kafker (and dealing with a claim brought under the state constitution's free expression provisions, rather than under the First Amendment): [W]e conclude that the public comment policy of the town of Southborough (town) violates rights protected…

Reason · Mar 7, 2023

Tallow, Tunbridge Wells, Kent: ‘This is my kind of fine dining’ – restaurant review

It’s get-in-the-car-and-go good

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022