The U.S. Supreme Court dodged a constitutional question about the degree of intent required to jail someone for making a threat, but it did address the issue on narrow statutory grounds in a case that came out of the Third Circuit.
Given the high court’s avoidance of the constitutional issue, the split among federal circuits on the application of the true-threats exception to the First Amendment still stands, according to court watchers.
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