Yes. But after seeing a post from my friend Asa Burck on the funniest Supreme Court decisions, I just had to blog about it.
We previously discussed in class that when there is a content-neutral ban on speech that it doesn't face as tough of judicial scrutiny as other bans. LAX took it one step further and in 1983, tried to pass a law banning the pamphlet people from hanging around the airport.
Jews for Jesus was the first religious group to get kicked out under the new rule, and they filed a lawsuit. Justice O'Connor made a somewhat giggle-filled comment, ""The issue presented in this case is whether a resolution banning all 'First Amendment activities' at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) violates the First Amendment."
The Court unanimously ruled LAX's ban on all 1st Amendment speech violated the 1st Amendment. No shocker there.
For more information and to see other funny Supreme Court rulings, see: http://www.cracked.com/article_19147_5-awesomely-sarcastic-supreme-court-decisions_p2.html#ixzz1KGhXoA5n
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