Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Texas
Is it illegal to have a hangman noose in a public store?
Asked on 3/17/10, 8:35 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn
Mark D. Dunn
No. Assuming there's nobody actually hanging on it.
Presumably, it's a form of communication - there's some message associated with it - which is probably protected "speech" under the First Amendment.
Answered on 3/23/10, 4:58 am
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