A raised middle finger is a form of free speech, a court has ruled, allowing a lawsuit by a driver who made the vulgar gesture at a police officer. The decision came from the United States Court ...

A federal appeals court in Cincinnati has ruled that “raising” a middle finger at a police officer is protected as free speech. In a ruling filed this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

The legality of a raised middle finger was questioned after two neighbors ... "The complainants are free to clutch their pearls in the face of such an insult. However, the police department ...

BOSTON -- The state's highest court Tuesday said that raising a middle finger has a long and colorful history as an insult and is protected by the right to free speech, but when the gesture comes ...

William Martin raised his middle finger at a New Jersey police detective ... It turns out, the "New Jersey salute" is considered free speech. Independence: NJ community admonished by Chinese ...

A $175,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit of a Vermont man who said he was arrested after he gave an officer the middle finger ... officer says Bombard is free to go and walks back ...

In the 2021 lawsuit, the ACLU argued that using the middle finger to protest a police officer's actions is free expression protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Article 13 ...

When Microsoft released its Windows 10 operating system for free in 190 countries today ... to include support for the “Reversed Hand with Middle Finger Extended” emoji — a.k.a., the ...

If you find yourself doing a double-take while driving down Route 128 between Westford and Fairfax — yes, that is a seven-foot-tall sculpture of a raised middle finger, carved from a 700-pound ...