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Barkinsons t1_ixv3j9z wrote

Reply to comment by DankPhotoShopMemes in Pointing out spelling mistake leads to contempt conviction for Fiji lawyer by Mamacrass

It can be expanded to basically anything that interferes with the orderly administration of justice, and this includes upholding the dignity of the courts. The reasoning is that if lawyers would start to make a joke of the whole procedure, the entire process loses its legitimacy.

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jimi15 t1_ixwn77p wrote

So the right to satire doesnt apply to judges? Despite it applying to any other public figure?

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Barkinsons t1_ixxytnx wrote

The point here is that the lawyer involved in the case made the post, any unaffiliated person can still make fun of the judge.

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