<div class="at-above-post addthis tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/justices-reject-appeal-from-man-arrested-for-spoofing-police/"></div>WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal, backed by the satirical site The Onion, from a man who was arrested and prosecuted for making fun of police on social media. The justices on Tuesday left in place a lower court ruling against Anthony Novak, who was arrested after he spoofed the Parma, […]<! AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get the excerpt ><div class="at-below-post addthis tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/justices-reject-appeal-from-man-arrested-for-spoofing
A lawsuit from Anthony Novak from Parma, Ohio, won’t go before the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the court declined to hear a suit against the Parma Police Department, which arrested Novak for creating a parody Facebook account in the department’s name.
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal, backed by the satirical The Onion, from a man who was arrested and prosecuted for making fun of police on social media.
The justices left in place a lower court ruling against Anthony Novak, who was arrested after he spoofed the Parma, Ohio, police force in Facebook posts.