Massachusetts
SJC expands First Amendment protections to some ‘true threats’ cases
In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Judicial Court said it was updating the Massachusetts law governing criminal threats to bring it in line with a 2023 US Supreme Court decision.
In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Judicial Court said it was updating the Massachusetts law governing criminal threats to bring it in line with a 2023 US Supreme Court decision, known as the Counterman case, that addressed the heated language used r... [3333 chars]