Commentary: The Supreme Court’s wise ruling on free speech and online threats
by Erwin Chemerinsky, Los Angeles Times
Jun 29, 2023
2 minutes
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.
Not surprisingly, courts in recent years have struggled with the question of how to determine what is a true threat that can be punished. On Tuesday, in Counterman v.
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