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Retired Forums => Legal Controversies Forum => Topic started by: Peeved on June 03, 2015, 03:17:03 PM

Title: Elonis V. United States
Post by: Peeved on June 03, 2015, 03:17:03 PM

Supreme Court Overturns Conviction:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/us/supreme-court-rules-in-anthony-elonis-online-threats-case.html?_r=0
http://www.courtroomstrategy.com/2015/06/supreme-court-ducks-main-issue-in-internet-threat-case/

Tough decisions made as to whether or not "negligence" or "recklessness" as
being understood by a "reasonable person" is enough for "criminal conviction".