Thursday, 21 July 2011

Court: Man's Web Postings About Obama Assassination Are Free Speech

Overruling a conviction, a divided federal court said predictions or exhortations to kill a president aren't criminalized by federal law. In its opinion, the court warned that when punishing words, courts should not "distort or embellish their plain meaning."

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/07/20/138555012/court-mans-web-postings-about-obama-assassination-are-free-speech?ft=1&f=103943429

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