Boyle v. Landry (1971) reversed injunctions against enforcement statutes
and ordinances prohibiting intimidation, despite a First Amendment plea by
African-Americans.
True Threats
In Counterman v. Colorado, 600 U. S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the conviction of a man found guilty of stalking a female musician, ruling that the First Amendment’s protection of free speech requires that prosecutors show that he was aware of the threatening nature of his communications. The ruling provided additional
A Colorado appellate court’s ruling in an online stalking case has led to a review by the U.S. Supreme Court on what the government must show about the speaker’s state of mind for speech to be considered a “true threat” and not protected under the First Amendment. In People v. Counterman (2021), the Colorado