January 2023

Ohio Court of Appeals: Statements Lampooning Restaurateur for Racist Dress Code Were Nonactionable Satire

By Kevin T. Shook

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter January 2023

The court found the articles posted on the website to be protected by the First Amendment because a reasonable reader would understand they were satire and did not convey actual facts.

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