The latest article on  ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “Appeals Court Rules Facebook “Like” Protected By Constitution”.

Greg Sterling says, “The First Amendment of the US Constitution protects Facebook Likes as free speech. That’s according to a US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.

The underlying facts of the case involved sheriff’s deputies who were fired for endorsing (Liking) the sheriff’s political opponent on Facebook. The existing sheriff discovered this and canned the deputies. They sued to get their jobs back and for damages.

The lower federal court ruled in favor of the defendant sheriff on “summary judgment” and against the plaintiffs”.

Appeals Court Rules Facebook “Like” Protected By Constitution

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