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MichMan

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1. Then it also must be OK to swear at US District Court judges and other court employees too ?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Jul 11, 2019, 07:34 PM

Jul 2019

It would appear then that defendants and attorneys can also shout "Fuck You" and other vulgarities to Judges, Bailiffs, Court Reporters and others in US District Courts with no repercussions. After all, freedom of speech is freedom of speech , right?

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Memo to law enforcement officers: Swearing at you is not a crime [View all] TexasTowelie Jul 2019 OP

Then it also must be OK to swear at US District Court judges and other court employees too ? MichMan Jul 2019 #1

However, contempt of court is another issue, particularly if it presents a clear and present danger TexasTowelie Jul 2019 #2