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Politics and Pop Culture.
And occasionally informative, amusing, or bizzare non sequiturs.
Matt's in charge here, others can post.
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wThursday, June 26, 2003 |
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We Win Again
Celebration or Protest? That was the chatter in the vast left-wing hive mind these past few weeks. We just had to wait for the Supreme Court to decide. And the answer is celebration. The Supreme Court struck down a ban on gay sex today, ruling that the law was an unconstitutional violation of privacy.
The 6-3 ruling reverses course from a ruling 17 years ago that states could punish homosexuals for what such laws historically called deviant sex. And a bonus:The court also dismissed a case against sneaker giant Nike Inc. and whether free speech protections extend to corporate advertising. The court said it never should have taken on the dispute.
The action is not a ruling on the merits of Nike's claims, but it apparently means a California antiglobalization activist can continue a lawsuit against the company. Nike had argued that private individuals cannot use the courts to police what companies say about themselves. That case is about Nike openly lying to the public, activists suing them because of it, and Nike claiming it can lie because of the first amendment. Two for the good guys. Damn it feels good ta be a gangsta.
posted by
Matthew Carroll-Schmidt at 10:24 AM
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