Free Speech Protected By 5-4

Even obnoxious speech is protected by freedom of expression, the Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision. The judgment comes ahead of cabinet’s reintroduction of a bill that would threaten bloggers and Facebook users with $70,000 fines for hurtful online comments: ‘Everyone can manifest their opinions however unpopular, distasteful or contrary to the mainstream.’

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