Supreme Court Raises Bar for Convicting Online Threats Under First Amendment
TL;DR
The US Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment imposes limits on laws that make it a crime to issue threats on the internet, saying that prosecutors must prove that a Colorado man who had sent disturbing messages to a singer-songwriter had acted recklessly in causing emotional harm. The court vacated the conviction and returned the case to the lower courts, where prosecutors may decide whether to retry the defendant under the more demanding standard.
- Supreme Court Puts First Amendment Limits on Laws Banning Online Threats The New York Times
- Supreme Court says a conviction for online threats violated 1st Amendment The Washington Post
- Supreme Court makes it more difficult to convict someone of making a threat Yahoo News
- Supreme Court sets higher bar for prosecuting threats under First Amendment CBS News
- U.S. Supreme Court, in case out of Colorado, issues ruling making it tougher to convict someone who makes a threat The Colorado Sun
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