No. 20-264
Tags: criminal-threat elonis-v-united-states first-amendment free-speech intent-to-harm political-speech true-threat virginia-v-black
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment DueProcess
FirstAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2020-10-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the First Amendment allows a state to criminalize a knowing threat of violence directed against a political official without a showing of an intent to do harm
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Whether, in a case involving political speech, the first amendment allows a state to criminalize a knowing threat of violence directed against a political official without a showing of an intent to do harm, and whether a “true threat” requires an intent to do harm.
Docket Entries
2020-11-02
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-10-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
2020-08-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 2, 2020)
Attorneys
Stephen Bona
Stephen Louis Richards — Law Office of Stephen L. Richards, Petitioner
Stephen Louis Richards — Law Office of Stephen L. Richards, Petitioner