O'BRIEN v. Borowski

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• raising middle finger as insult is form of expression protected by First Amendment to United States Constitution
• discussing § 43A in case involving civil harassment statute, G. L. c. 258E
• discussing § 43A in case involving civil harassment statute, G. L. c. 258E
• although “[o]ur starting point is ... the plain language of the statute, ... we also seek guidance from its legislative history”
• “[T]he case is moot as a consequence of the expiration of the harassment prevention order”
• appeals from G. L. c. 258E harassment prevention orders to be filed in Appeals Court

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