Eugene Volokh , of the bar of the State of California, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, with whom Gene C. Schaerr , Erik S. Jaffe , Washington, DC, and Joshua J. Prince , Philadelphia, PA, were on the brief, for Professor Eugene Volokh and Protect the First Foundation as amicus curiae in support of appellant.
Arthur B. Spitzer and Scott Michelman , Washington, DC, were on the brief for American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia as amicus curiae in support of appellant.
Opinion by Associate Judge McLeese, with whom Associate Judge AliKhan joins, dissenting in part and concurring in the judgment, at page 1171.
Deahl, Associate Judge:
The First Amendment restricts the government's ability to prohibit and punish speech. Its protections extend to speech that is offensive, outrageous, and emotionally distressing. As just one example, the Supreme Court has recognized that the First Amendment protects the right of protesters at military funerals to proclaim...
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