Not since Bong Hits 4 Jesus has a First Amendment case so gripped our nation.
A judge in Illinois sentenced Jennifer LaPenta to 48 hours in jail on a contempt of court charge for wearing a T-shirt into her court room that read: “I own the [slang for female anatomy that rhymes with "wussy"], so I make the rules.” LaPenta was in the courthouse as a spectator.
LaPenta, 19, isn't taking this sitting down. "They should be out looking for people who are breaking the law," she told a local newspaper, "not
arresting someone wearing a T-shirt."
