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Supreme Court throws out conviction for Facebook threats
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man convicted of making threats on Facebook, but dodged the free speech issues that had made the case intriguing to First Amendment advocates.
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing…
Supreme Court: Making threats on Facebook is no reason to go to jail
Making threatening comments in rap lyrics on Facebook is not sufficient cause to determine that a real threat exists and sentencing someone to prison, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday in its first ruling regarding freedom of expression on the…
What Same-Sex marriage decisions tell us about America, Constitution
American University students Sharon Burk, left, and Molly Wagner participate in a rally for rights for gay couples in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP2013)
The preservation of explicit inequality in the law is hard to defend and…
Lessons from the Jesus ‘wife’ story
A small ancient Coptic papyrus fragment was major news this week. And if you followed any of the reports on the fragment you might have become convinced that there is new evidence that Jesus was ;married. Based on the reporting,…