[irishjayhawk]

Interesting decision:


http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...tml?source=rss

Oregon Court: Racist, insulting speech is protected
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PORTLAND - The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that free speech must be protected even when somebody yells insulting or racist names.

The court ruled unanimously that William Johnson had a right under the state's constitution to shout the insults he aimed at two women -- one black and another white -- while he was struck in traffic.

A trial judge and the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a state law prohibited insulting a person publicly in a way likely to provoke a violent response.

The Oregon Supreme Court decision on Thursday struck down that law as unconstitutional and overbroad.