Federal court delivers defeat to leftists in Alabama speech fight
Parker is challenging the constitutionality of several speech restrictive provisions of the Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics that were being used by the SPLC “to silence the protected speech of Justice Parker,” Liberty Counsel said.
The court originally dismissed Parker’s lawsuit on the grounds that the JIC’s pending investigation required federal courts to abstain from the matter.
However, while Parker’s appeal was pending, the JIC dismissed SPLC’s complaint. Liberty Counsel then filed a motion to have the case returned to the lower court to address the merits of the legal challenge, and the Court of Appeals unanimously agreed with Liberty Counsel....