The satirical site The Onion, that manages to persuade people to believe the absurd, has filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief in support of a man who was arrested and prosecuted for making fun of police on social media.
The Onion, a satirical site that often manages to persuade people to believe the absurd, has filed a Supreme Court brief in support of a man who was arrested and prosecuted for making fun of police on social media.
The satirical site submitted a 23-page brief to the Supreme Court in support of a First Amendment case. Mike Gillis, The Onion writer who authored the brief, tells NPR why parody is worth defending.