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).

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.

Hate Mongers and Tunnel Rats are Entitled to Free Speech, Too

(cross posted at the Citizen Media Law Project)
It's often said that bad cases make bad law.  In the case of a decision issued by a New Jersey state court back in December, a bad case has also made for bad law commentary.