What Ken White thinks about government

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Criminal defence and First Amendment lawyer in Los Angeles, a former federal prosecutor, and the author of The Popehat Report. Co-hosts the legal podcast Serious Trouble.

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1. 27 Jun 2023

   Our readingA threat loses First Amendment protection only if the speaker was at least reckless about it being taken as a threat.

   Their wordsNow, finally, the Court has resolved the question: the First Amendment requires that, at a minimum, the government prove that a speaker was reckless about whether their statement would be interpreted as threatening.

   ↗Supreme Court Clarifies "True Threats" First Amendment Exceptionpopehat.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece