Punch and Jurists

Elonis v. U.S., No. 13-983 (U.S. Supreme Court) (575 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 2001) (June 1, 2015) (Judge John G. Roberts) by In this case, the Supreme Court made it harder to prosecute people for threats made on Facebook and other social media under a Federal statute, 18 U.S.C. § …

U.S. v. Sayer, No. 12-2489 (1st Cir.) (748 F.3d 425) (May 2, 2014) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch) by This is an interesting decision about a relatively new statute that is becoming increasingly popular with Federal prosecutors. Since 1996, Congress has enacted a number of Federal stalking laws, including the Federal …