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Miigwech

(3,741 posts)
Sun Jan 18, 2015, 04:35 PM Jan 2015

The loooooser keeps losing

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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. .........


[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 OP
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