It's very funny. And I respect the court for allowing it to be filed (as I understand it, amicus briefs need permission to be filed).<p>"...<i>The Onion intends to continue its socially valuable role bringing the disinfectant of sunlight into the halls of power... And it would vastly prefer that sunlight not to be measured out to its writers in 15- minute increments in an exercise yard</i>..."<p>"...<i>The petition for certiorari should be granted, the rights of the people vindicated, and various historical wrongs remedied. The Onion would welcome any one of the three, particularly the first</i>..."<p>Just to clarify though, the case isn't exactly about the right to parody, it's whether an officer of the government should receive qualified immunity if he/she tries to arrest someone who is clearly parodying the government's speech or website. And although the case itself is laughably "small town offended police chief overexercising his power", it's a clear test case.