Supreme Court to decide what’s a ‘true threat’ in the age of the Internet.
The Supreme Court on Friday announced it would hear a challenge over what is considered a “true threat” in the age of the internet, weighing a case where a man is seeking to overturn his criminal conviction for stalking under Colorado’s state law due to his social media messages.
Billy Raymond Counterman is arguing his messages sent through Facebook to a Colorado musician are protected under the First Amendment and should not be considered a “true threat.”
His lawsuit challenges his conviction under Colorado’s stalking law, which bans someone from knowingly — and repeatedly — following or contacting another person “in a manner that would cause a reasonable person to suffer serious emotional distress.” He was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.
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