i'm surprised there was a dissent. this was a no brainer for anyone with a basic understanding that freedom of speech also means freedom of speech you hate.
nothing in this case endorses animal cruelty. the acts depicted in dog fight and crush video's remain illegal in all states. they've simply ruled not to add speech which depicts animal cruelty to the short list of speech that isn't protected by the 1st amendment.
the ruling also left an open door to congress. it said the 1999 law was over broad. a narrowly defined law specifically targeting dog fight and crush video's may be constitutional.
in then interim, you no longer need to worry about posting that video of your neighbor killing a snake.
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