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Commentary: The Supreme Court’s wise ruling on free speech and online threats

The Supreme Court long has said that “true threats” are not protected by the 1st Amendment, but what is a true threat? Although the issue is not new, social media has exponentially increased instances of speech that is perceived as threatening.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2023

Supreme Court ruling raises the bar on convicting someone for making threats

Supreme Court upheld that ‘true threats’ are not protected by the First Amendment but raised the bar when considering criminal charges against a person making threanting statements

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

A man convicted of stalking says his online messages were not threats. Now the Supreme Court will decide what a true online threat is

Counterman v Colorado will force the Supreme Court to rule on intent when looking at true threats online, Ariana Baio reports

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023