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News Summary: Facebook, ACLU: Like is free speech

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‘LIKE’ FREE SPEECH? Attorneys for Facebook and the American Civil Liberties Union want a federal appeals court to rule that clicking “Like” on the site is constitutionally protected free speech.

BACKROUND: The case revolves around six employees in Virginia who were fired after they supported a sheriff’s re-election opponent in 2009. One of them had “liked” the Facebook page of the opponent. A judge ruled against the workers in April.

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