United States:
Can Social Media Speech Violate Protection From Abuse Orders
07 July 2015
Fox Rothschild LLP
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I recently wrote a column for The Legal Intelligencier about the
Supreme Court's decision in the Elonis v. United
States to overturn Elonis' criminal conviction and
forty-four month prison term for statements he made through social
media about his estranged wife, shooting up a kindergarten class,
and slicing the throat of an FBI agent who was sent to interview
him about his kindergarten class attack statements. Suffice to say,
the facts of the case are compelling, but the legal positions taken
by the majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions make
Elonis an important case to consider in the context of
statements made over social media and the interpretation of those
statements as threats by third parties.
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about your specific circumstances.
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