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Elonis v. United States (2015)
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- Last updated: April 2, 2024
- Grade level: High School (9-12)
- Theme(s): Supreme Court/Judicial Branch
- Issue Area(s): Speech
- U.S. Supreme Court: Not set
- U.S. Constitution: 1st Amendment
This U.S. Supreme Court case tackled the following question: Does the First Amendment require proof of the defendant’s subjective intent to threaten in order to convict them of threatening another person? Or is it enough to show that a “reasonable person” would regard the statement as threatening?
It was decided on June 1, 2015.
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This resource was developed with support from the Supreme Court Historical Society.
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