Tag: Protected Speech
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State Supreme Court establishes new criteria for threatening speech in teen tweet case
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday established a five-part test for determining whether a communication is protected speech under the First Amendment or a threat, stemming from a bellicose exchange between teenagers on Twitter. “We hold that a true threat is a statement that, considered…
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State Supreme Court establishes new criteria for threatening speech in teen tweet case
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday established a five-part test for determining whether a communication is protected speech under the First Amendment or a threat, stemming from a bellicose exchange between teenagers on Twitter. “We hold that a true threat is a statement that, considered in context and under the totality of the circumstances, an…