In addition to tort (civil) claims, criminal harassment laws can also apply to using a megaphone outside someone's home at 1AM. > the content of the speech or

In addition to tort (civil) claims, criminal harassment laws can also apply to using a megaphone outside someone's home at 1AM. > the content of the speech or the political office of the person hearing it is irrelevant. It SHOULD be irrelevant. In practice, it is often relevant: whether it's legislators (politicians) passing laws or mayors/ governors/ other executives (politicians) enforcing laws, there is a distinct partisan bent where they protect speech they agree with and target speech they don't. This is also done by government agents in non-political roles, such as teachers and police: they protect speech they agree with and target speech they don't. Sure, if a case ever makes it to a federal court, judges will take a more neutral view on the content of the speech, but how many folks can afford to do that?