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Court reverses Sen. Avery case
FarmerRick:
http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_35d41540-c7e8-11df-af86-001cc4c002e0.html
Nebraska Supreme Court backs sender of angry e-mails
Angry, profanity-laced e-mails sent to a professor by a college student are protected by the First Amendment, the Nebraska Supreme Court said in a ruling issued Friday.
Darren Drahota was convicted of disturbing the peace and fined $250 for e-mails he sent in 2006 to former University of Nebraska-Lincoln political science professor Bill Avery. At the time, Avery was running for a seat in the Nebraska Legislature, which he won, and Drahota was a UNL student. A California law professor who took Drahota's case to the state Supreme Court, Eugene Volokh, had argued that although Drahota's messages irritated Avery, their contents alone didn't merit a criminal accusation.
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More info at link provided
And for those that aren't familiar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Volokh
Dan W:
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
FarmerRick:
I thought you'd like that... :angel1:
bullit:
Don't agree with the student's behavior, but the "Elitists" are not entitled to special protections by the law.
Rich B:
--- Quote from: bullit on September 27, 2010, 02:44:51 PM ---Don't agree with the student's behavior, but the "Elitists" are not entitled to special protections by the law.
--- End quote ---
ITA.
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