Showing posts with label federal judge dismisses criminal case against man accused of stalking religious leader on Twitter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label federal judge dismisses criminal case against man accused of stalking religious leader on Twitter. Show all posts

Friday, December 16, 2011

Judge Dismisses Twitter Stalking Case; New York Times, 12/15/11

Somini Sengupta, New York Times; Judge Dismisses Twitter Stalking Case:

"In a case with potentially far-reaching consequences for freedom of expression on the Internet, a federal judge on Thursday dismissed a criminal case against a man accused of stalking a religious leader on Twitter, saying that the Constitution protects “uncomfortable” speech on such bulletin-boardlike sites."