(LA Times) Court orders man to apologize to estranged wife on Facebook

Can a county judge tell you what to post on your Facebook page?

That question is at the heart of the interesting case of Mark Byron, a Cincinnati-based photographer who was ordered to post a court-approved apology to his soon to be ex-wife on his Facebook page every day for 30 days — or spend 60 days in jail.

“The idea that a court can say, ‘I order you not to post something or to post something’ seems to me to be a 1st Amendment issue,” free-speech expert Jack Greiner, told the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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One comment on “(LA Times) Court orders man to apologize to estranged wife on Facebook

  1. Cennydd13 says:

    This is ridiculous!