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A.C.L.U. Defends John Oliver from Stupid Lawsuit in Hilarious Amicus Brief

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Adnor

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So the ACLU did a Amicus Brief for the Bob Murray vs John Oliver case, and it's hilarious.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/08/john-oliver-bob-murray-aclu-west-virginia-amicus-brief

When John Oliver tore into coal baron Bob Murray back in June, he knew a lawsuit was likely; he even prepared for the possibility by bringing out someone in a squirrel costume, who pre-emptively told Murray to “eat shit.” And like Oliver predicted, the mogul did sue HBO, Time Warner, Oliver, and his writers—but he might live to regret his decision. The West Virginia A.C.L.U. has filed an amicus brief in Oliver’s defense—and it might actually be a harsher takedown than Oliver’s original segment.

The brief, filed on Monday, is well worth reading in full, as it features some truly colorful writing. Consider, for example, the section headings, which include “Anyone Can Legally Say, ‘Eat Shit, Bob!’” and “All of John Oliver’s Speech Was Protected by the First Amendment. You Can’t Sue People for Being Mean to You, Bob.”
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More in the article.

Best part of all was this:




Insult me in a brief if old.
 
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It is apt that one of Plaintiffs’ objections to the show is about a human-sized squirrell [sic] named Mr. Nutterbutter, because this case is nuts.
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Whoever wrote this was clearly having a lot of fun.
 
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They have a typo at the top of page 13 where they meant to say "unconstitutional" but said "constitutional". Awkward.
 
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lol at the ACLU defending the rights of super rich media elite the irony here is so thick it's absurd

can't that money go to help some actual minorities or poor people
 
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I'm very much an ACLU "America's version of free speech is awesome, fuck yeah" civil libertarian, and briefs like this are continued evidence for why the ACLU is an awesome organization.
 
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Dear Bob,

Kiss my ass and eat shit

Sincerely,

The ACLU

EDIT: Goddamn autocorrect, man
 
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Adam_Vania said:
lol at the ACLU defending the rights of super rich media elite the irony here is so thick it's absurd

can't that money go to help some actual minorities or poor people
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ACLU = American Civil Liberties Union

John Oliver's civil liberties (namely, his right to free speech and free press) are being attacked by this coal baron.

This is self-explanatory.
 
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Adam_Vania said:
lol at the ACLU defending the rights of super rich media elite the irony here is so thick it's absurd

can't that money go to help some actual minorities or poor people
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LMAO

You don't get to pretend you care with your post history.
 
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Adam_Vania said:
lol at the ACLU defending the rights of super rich media elite the irony here is so thick it's absurd

can't that money go to help some actual minorities or poor people
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Poe's law?
Please tell me this is a case of Poe's law and you're actually kidding.

You can't be that dense.
 
EviLore

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Adam_Vania said:
lol at the ACLU defending the rights of super rich media elite the irony here is so thick it's absurd

can't that money go to help some actual minorities or poor people
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Eat shit, Adam.
 
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Chaos2Frozen

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Adam_Vania said:
lol at the ACLU defending the rights of super rich media elite the irony here is so thick it's absurd

can't that money go to help some actual minorities or poor people
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Oh, I remember you from the John Oliver's Alex Jones thread!

If there's anyone who understands irony, it's definitely you buddy :)
 
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ZeoVGM

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Adam_Vania said:
lol at the ACLU defending the rights of super rich media elite the irony here is so thick it's absurd

can't that money go to help some actual minorities or poor people
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You really couldn't be bothered to spend like two minutes reading up on this before commenting? :\
 
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I don't know if it's good or bad for a troll that they actually got a response from the owner of the site. I feel like it should be bad, but...it could be like the ultimate victory as well. Hmm.
 
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When that squirrel costume came out in that episode, i nearly died. My wife thought I was losing it.
 
ThisGuy

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Adam_Vania said:
lol at the ACLU defending the rights of super rich media elite the irony here is so thick it's absurd

can't that money go to help some actual minorities or poor people
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Lol, I don't agree with the first part. But always support the second part. We can always use more money for minority and poor causes.
 
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