SUPREME COURT AGREES TO RULE ON LIMITING FIRST AMENDMENT

SUPREME COURT AGREES TO RULE ON LIMITING FIRST AMENDMENT

Case will directly impact political hyperbole on the internet

The Supreme Court will soon decide if threatening speech posted on the internet is protected by the First Amendment.

The Court said it will hear an appeal from a Pennsylvania man convicted of making threatening comments on Facebook against his estranged wife, elementary schools, judges and the FBI.

Anthony Elonis was convicted of transmitting threatening communications in interstate commerce and sentenced to 44 months in prison.