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JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - Minnesota ban on election 'deepfakes' doesn't exempt parody, groups ask appeals court to clarify

The ruling against satirist "Mr Reagan" shows trend of courts "narrowing state law to avoid a constitutional conflict," in this case that "the law does not criminalize constitutional parody despite no written parody exception," brief says.

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Sourcehttps://justthenews.com/nation/free-speech/minnesota-ban-election-deepfakes-doesnt-exempt-parody-groups-ask-appeals-court
Keywordsminnesotafree-speechfirst-amendmentdeepfakeselection-lawparodysatirecourt-rulingappeals-courtconstitutionconstitutional-rightsmediapoliticslegal-precedentcensorshipgovernment-overreachmr-reaganvoter-expressionfreedom-of-press

JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - Judge overturns Hawaii's criminalization of 'deceptive' election memes as broad, vague and biased

"The breadth of Act 191’s scope is palpable," covering "political satire, parody, commentary, and content that merely references a candidate 'by implication,'" Biden nominee says in ruling for Babylon Bee and local satirist.

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Sourcehttps://justthenews.com/nation/free-speech/judge-strikes-down-hawaiis-criminalization-deceptive-election-memes-sweeping
Keywordshawaiifree-speechfirst-amendmentelection-lawmemessatireparodypolitical-commentarycourt-rulingbabylon-beeconstitutional-rightsvoter-expressionlegal-precedentfreedom-of-speechact-191politicscivil-liberties