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  • An Ohio man sued his local police department after they arrested him for mocking cops online.
  • The Supreme Court declined to take up his case, effectively allowing the police officers to avoid the lawsuit.
  • The Onion submitted a briefing defending Anthony Novak, who had created a Facebook page parodying police.

The Supreme Court has declined to take up the case of an Ohio man who said police officers violated his constitutional rights after they arrested him for making fun of the police department on Facebook.