Legal Opinion
Purtell v. Mason
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 14, 2008No. 06-3176PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
This free-speech lawsuit requires us to determine the present scope of the “fighting-words” doctrine. The setting is a neighborhood feud. The case features an unsightly, 38-foot recreational vehicle stored on a residential driveway in suburban Chicago, a neighborhood petition drive to force its removal, and a derogatory Halloween yard display erected in retaliation against the neighbors who led the petition drive. An unlucky police officer dispatched to mediate the dispute was sued for his efforts, accused of violating the First and Fourth Amendments.
The plaintiffs…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Hunter v. BryantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by57 opinions
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