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.

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Answered on 3/23/10, 4:58 am


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