Saturday, December 17, 2016

Stephen L. Carter — Christmas in America Means the Usual Lawsuits


(BloombergView)

Christmas is right around the corner, meaning that the time has come for the usual passel of lawsuits and threats of lawsuits, of bitter division over words and symbols -- in short, of all the usual trimmings of the season.

Let’s do a quick roundup.

In New York City, on the Upper East Side, a lawyer has filed suit against a wealthy neighbor for playing Christmas music too loud outside her townhouse. The music apparently runs from 7 a.m. until midnight, and the plaintiff says he is not against Christmas music as such -- he just wants a break from his neighbor’s loudspeakers.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-12-15/christmas-in-america-means-the-usual-lawsuits