Lowering the Bar:  “The Washington Supreme Court has agreed to hear Helen Immelt’s claim that the city of Everett violated her First Amendment rights when it convicted her of excessive honking.  As I noted this summer, the state court of appeal ruled against Immelt in June, holding that “horn honking per se” is not protected speech if it is done to annoy or harass others.”

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