US Navy punish sailors for future crimes !

[Linda_D]

Of course satire is protected. What would be the point of only protecting non-controversial speech that everybody agrees with? The statement, "Byron Brown is the current mayor of Buffalo" doesn't need much constitutional protection because it's not disputable except, of course, by the guy with the long, dirty beard and the collection of gin bottles outside his cardboard abode under a viaduct in South Buffalo who insists that he's the current Mayor of Buffalo ...


... hopefully, that's not you or your house I described.

[4248]

Cant stand gin ! OK - I see this is going no where -

[300miles]

They excuse it by calling it a "news satire organization" - it just shows how lawyers have perverted the "News Organization" label.
Just because it looks like valid reporting doesn't mean it is accurate or even meant to be factual.

I'm beginning to think this is all truly new to you. It has nothing to do with lawyers. It's a mixture of commentary and humor. It's not about freedom of the press... it's freedom of speech. Have you ever seen or heard about 'The Onion' satire newspaper, "Weekend Update" on Saturday Night Live, or for that matter "A Modest Proposal"?

[nogods]

So is "satire" protected under freedom of the press ?

Yes it is.

And no, they didn't shoot the dog.