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Police Officer Can't Pull Over Driver For Giving Him The Finger, Court Rules

A Michigan woman was engaging in constitutionally protected free speech when she made a crude hand gesture, a federal court ruled.
Source: Doug Menuez

If you've ever been tempted to make a rude gesture at a police officer, you can rest assured that the U.S. Constitution protects your right to do so, a federal appeals court says.

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