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Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | Back issues
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Unreasonable honking

BOSTON — In a case involving a $55 fine for a civil motor vehicle infraction, an appeals court in Massachusetts ruled that a statute prohibiting “unreasonable honking” does not violate the First Amendment right to free speech.

 Read the opinion here.

Categories / Appeals, Briefs, Civil Rights, Law

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