Local Lawyer Explains Whether LCG Lawsuit Constitutes Free Speech

Local Lawyer Explains Whether LCG Lawsuit Constitutes Free Speech

They're asking for relief from the court okay generally in free speech cases the idea is there is any judge where you're asking the court to gag someone said you can't say this resident negligence action what you're saying is of the defendant did something that.

They should not be allowed to do and that caused damages.

That we would like them to have to pay so.

This particular lawsuit is alleging that the pranks the fate.

It's a protest hello call.

Lafayette consolidated government to take them seriously and despite the box office.

That required payment and a lot of security measures that required us to taxpayers in because there was no basis for those events that really it was it was just an attempt to spin it it's made out of waste public funds and they're asking the court to make.

The creator of these events have to pay those expenses back.

Well and a lot of people think that good because they didn't the nucleus of the cause of action is a major issue that that you shouldn't be allowed to recognize that this thing and that really isn't the case you know there's the canonical example until we get it right.

Fire in a crowded movie theater in the law says you know that's not protected we could make you say that but that doesn't address the issue well what i saw.

One wants to be a part of it at theaters and then somebody got trampled to death because there was a stampede on the way out with that that cost you to dance that beat the declarant you know the person who made the call you.

Would be responsible to pay that and so there can be a central place operative back that has implications that touch upon speech but there's a there's.

A whole other side.

The with this issue.

But if you look at what the- attorney for.

His name was was that are there it's just based on the fact woke the officers police.

Government all new that this wasn't right so shouldn't take it seriously.

But in the same state he says many many in the city did you seriously which was what he them to do.

So i think his defense has been castrated by his own attorneys so that's that's not good but i do think that there is something for a judge to adjudicate if not a privilege lawsuit.

I think there's a very interesting question a lot about like what are you going to do is appoint you're not given immunity from the consequences of a bright just because it was a point you know you could still cause heart you can still cause losses and damages.

Do a prank as much as you could through something that's serious