Well for the site I believe it was removed do to possibly causing a political argument,
I'm not a lawyer but here is a quote from one:
Protection for Creative Works
The First Amendment and the laws of many states also protect your use of someone's name or likeness in creative works and other forms of entertainment. Included in this category are things like novels that include mention of real-life figures, historical fiction, movies based loosely on real-life events, "docudramas," works of art that incorporate an individual's photo or image, and acts of parody directed at an individual. Some state statutes explicitly exempt these kinds of work from liability for misappropriation or violation of the right of publicity. See, e.g.,
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(link is to entire code; you need to click through to title 42, part VII, chapter 83, subchapter A, and then choose the specific provision);
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. In other states, the courts look at the creative or artistic work in question and decide on a case-by-case basis whether the First Amendment values at stake trump the plaintiff's rights of privacy and publicity. See
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for details.