Legal Opinion
Deferio v. City of Syracuse
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided January 31, 2018No. 5:16–CV–0361 (LEK/TWD)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lawrence E. Kahn, U.S. District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
"The First Amendment reflects 'a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open.' " Snyder v. Phelps, 562 U.S. 443, 452, 131 S.Ct. 1207, 179 L.Ed.2d 172 (2011) (quoting New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 270, 84 S.Ct. 710, 11 L.Ed.2d 686 (1964) ). "The First Amendment offers sweeping protection that allows all manner of speech to enter the marketplace of ideas. This protection applies to loathsome and unpopular speech with the same force as it does to speech…
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