U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Anthony Novak v. City of Parma
Panel
The judges who heard this appeal.
- Judge Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr.
- Judge Amul Roger Thapar
- Judge Chad Andrew Readler
Case history
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July 29, 2019decided Decision issued in Anthony Novak v. City of Parma
Opinions and writings
THAPAR, Circuit Judge. Apple pie, baseball, and the right to ridicule the government. Each holds an important place in American history and tradition. So thought Anthony Novak when he created a Facebook page to mock the Parma Police Department. He styled his page to look like the department's official Facebook page. But the similarities ended there. Novak shared posts like an advertisem…