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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe loooooser keeps losing
by Jean Ann Esselink
January 17, 2015 12:45 PM
Appeals Court Rules Bullying A Gay Kid Is Not Free Speech
Andrew Shirvell lost his reputation, $4 million and his job as a state's assistant attorney general for bullying a gay student. Now he's been told by an appeals court that his hate speech is not protected.
Last week, a Michigan appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that said the actions of Andrew Shirvell, the former Michigan state assistant attorney general who bullied a gay college student, are not protected by the First Amendment.
Andrew Shirvell promptly announced he would appeal the decision. I suppose that announcement should not surprise anyone who has followed his homophobic exploits. A jury awarded his stalking victim four million dollars in a lawsuit Mr. Shirvell could have ended by apologizing. He's lost his prestigious job as an assistant state's attorney general. His reputation as a lawyer has been so badly damaged that he had to relocate to another state in order to earn a living. He's lost his court battles at every level. And yet the hate in him is so strong he feels compelled to fight on. .........
January 17, 2015 12:45 PM
Appeals Court Rules Bullying A Gay Kid Is Not Free Speech
Andrew Shirvell lost his reputation, $4 million and his job as a state's assistant attorney general for bullying a gay student. Now he's been told by an appeals court that his hate speech is not protected.
Last week, a Michigan appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that said the actions of Andrew Shirvell, the former Michigan state assistant attorney general who bullied a gay college student, are not protected by the First Amendment.
Andrew Shirvell promptly announced he would appeal the decision. I suppose that announcement should not surprise anyone who has followed his homophobic exploits. A jury awarded his stalking victim four million dollars in a lawsuit Mr. Shirvell could have ended by apologizing. He's lost his prestigious job as an assistant state's attorney general. His reputation as a lawyer has been so badly damaged that he had to relocate to another state in order to earn a living. He's lost his court battles at every level. And yet the hate in him is so strong he feels compelled to fight on. .........
[link:http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/uncucumbered/appeals_court_rules_bullying_a_gay_kid_is_not_free_speech|
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The loooooser keeps losing (Original Post)
Miigwech
Jan 2015
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shenmue
(38,506 posts)1. Link?
Please, thanks.
Miigwech
(3,741 posts)2. Here is the link
[link:http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/uncucumbered/appeals_court_rules_bullying_a_gay_kid_is_not_free_speech|
and he lost his appeal for unemployment as well ... well boo-clucking-hoo
][link:http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2015/01/michigan_court_says_andrew_shi.html|