ANDREW BRANCA: No, the N-word is not illegal. Minnesota is claiming that the magic N-word as used in this case by Shiloh Hendrix qualifies as "fighting words" that constitute the misdemeanor crime of disorderly conduct.

No, the N-word is not illegal. Minnesota is claiming that the magic N-word as used in this case by Shiloh Hendrix qualifies as "fighting words" that constitute the misdemeanor crime of disorderly conduct.

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No, the N-word is not illegal. Minnesota is claiming that the magic N-word as used in this case by Shiloh Hendrix qualifies as "fighting words" that constitute the misdemeanor crime of disorderly conduct. In fact, Minnesota case law's examples of speech-involved disorderly conduct invariably involve either a concurrent threat of violence or offensive speech that lasts for hours, often while the speaker refuses to cease trespassing.

None of these "beyond mere speech" aggravating factors exist in the case of Shiloh Hendrix.