Another Shaggy Dog Story
Luis Hernandez of El Paso, Texas, is suing a neighbor because, he says, their dog barks non-stop. The neighbors, Eduardo and Guadalupe Alvarado, have hired a lawyer to fight the case, saying their dog doesn’t bark, but even if he did that’s OK. “I know we live in a litigious society, but this has really gone too far,” says attorney Monty Stevens, who is defending the Alvarados. “I can honestly state that if the dog did bark at all, the dog was simply exercising his First Amendment right to freedom of speech.” (El Paso Times) ...When the judge hears that one, he’ll howl.
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