Most reactions to the march by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Va., last month condemned the marchers, their message and their use of swastikas, chants and Nazi imagery. But there were also questions of why they were allowed to hold their march and spread their vile message of hate.
Showing posts with label Hate Speech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hate Speech. Show all posts
Jul 12, 2010
7th Circuit Holds Blogger Can Be Prosecuted For Threatening Juror
(cross posted at the Citizen Media Law Project)
An alleged white supremacist can be prosecuted under a federal solicitation statute for posting on his blog the name, address and photograph of a juror who helped convict the "leader of a white supremacist organization" of soliciting the murder of a federal district court judge and obstruction of justice, the federal Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in a ruling in late June. U.S. v. White, No. 09-2916 (7th Cir. 2010).
An alleged white supremacist can be prosecuted under a federal solicitation statute for posting on his blog the name, address and photograph of a juror who helped convict the "leader of a white supremacist organization" of soliciting the murder of a federal district court judge and obstruction of justice, the federal Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in a ruling in late June. U.S. v. White, No. 09-2916 (7th Cir. 2010).
Jun 1, 2010
Groups Call for FCC Examination of Hate Speech
(cross posted at the Citizen Media Law Project) Ars Technica reports on an effort by several groups to get the Federal Communications Commission to examine "hate speech" and "misinformation" in on- and off-line media.
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