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- Title
ELONIS V. UNITED STATES: THE NEED FOR A RECKLESSNESS STANDARD IN TRUE THREATS JURISPRUDENCE.
- Authors
Brison, Marley N.
- Abstract
The article discusses the controversy surrounding the criminal liability of a person whose intent is to inflict harm or loss on another person in the U.S., focusing on Elonis v. United States court case. Topics discussed include analysis of objective intent approach to true threats; Elonis case concerning whether conviction of threatening another person over interstate lines requires proof of subjective intent to threaten; and laws governing the same by First Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
- Subjects
THREATS; ELONIS v. United States; CRIMINAL liability; INTENTION (Law); UNITED States. Constitution. 1st Amendment; UNITED States. Constitution
- Publication
University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 2017, Vol 78, Issue 4, p493
- ISSN
0041-9915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5195/lawreview.2017.498