Giving the middle finger is not a criminal rate but a “God-given” right, a judge in Quebec, Canada, ruled in a case accusing a teacher of harassment. Getty Images.

A Texas middle finger case. In 2012, Lance Brown filed an action against Shawn Wilson, an officer in Williamson County, for alleged violations of his civil liberties during a traffic stop.

INDYCAR drivers on giving, receiving the middle finger: Like saying 'I love you' Published Mar. 13, 2025 2:26 p.m. ET share. facebook x reddit link. Bob Pockrass ...

A Quebec judge declared last month, as he acquitted a man who had been accused of threatening and harassing his neighbor, that Canadians have a “God-given” right to give someone the middle finger.

Donald Trump on Saturday was accused of giving the "middle finger" to his own supporters. The Atlantic staff writer Michael Scherer over the weekend published an article in which he included an ...

A Texas middle finger case In 2012, Lance Brown filed an action against Shawn Wilson, an officer in Williamson County, for alleged violations of his civil liberties during a traffic stop.

A coalition of 24 states and Washington, D.C., sued the Trump administration, claiming it has unlawfully dismantled AmeriCorps despite funding from Congress. The post ‘Giving the middle finger ...

While other cases had discussed the protection of vulgarity, like giving the middle finger, the 2019 case of Debra Lee Cruise-Gulyas v. Matthew Wayne Minard discussed specifically flipping off a cop.

"It is not a crime to give someone the finger. Flipping the proverbial bird is a God-given, Charter enshrined right that belongs to every red-blooded Canadian," Judge Dennis Galiatsatos wrote in ...

Rockefeller’s influence is still clearly being felt, and not just in the European Parliament. In March, French Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti gave the middle finger to the leader of the Les ...

New proposed changes to the Democratic presidential primary calendar effectively give the Midwest “the middle finger,” an Iowa pol said Sunday. “I’m sorely disappointed that… ...

INDYCAR drivers get candid about giving, receiving the middle finger. And find out which driver's name is synonymous with the infamous salute.