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In a 5–2 decision, the court concluded that the law, as drafted, was "overbroad and facially invalid under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment." [ 9 ] Basing its decision on the breadth and vagueness doctrines , the court concluded that the law is of "alarming breadth" as it criminalized a broad spectrum of protected communications ...
First Amendment concerns often arise when questionable speech is uttered or posted online. This is equally true when dealing with cyberbullying. Particularly in instances where there are no laws explicitly against cyberbullying, it is not uncommon for defendants to argue that their conduct amounts to an exercise of their freedom of speech.
In 2017, a juvenile court in Massachusetts ruled that repeatedly encouraging someone to commit suicide was not protected by the First Amendment, [12] and found a 20-year-old woman, who was 17 at the time of the offense, guilty of manslaughter on this basis. [13] The judge cited a little-known 1816 precedent. [14]
In a 2024 New York Times essay, Columbia law professor Tim Wu warned that "the First Amendment is spinning out of control." He bemoaned Supreme Court decisions extending constitutional protection ...
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This is one of the first comprehensive cyberbullying and cyberstalking state laws that protects children and adults from harassment on social networking sites. The bill is a reaction to Lori Drew's case dismissal [ 15 ] and Governor Matt Blunt , the politician who signed the law into effect states, "[Missouri] needs tough laws to protect its ...
TikTok and ByteDance asked the Supreme Court on Dec. 16 to pause the law, which they said violates free speech protections under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.
Supreme Court justices slammed First Amendment arguments made by TikTok as the popular social media app tries to avoid a U.S. ban in the coming days.. Lawyers for ByteDance, the parent company of ...