
(AGENPARL) – STANFORD (CA) sab 29 aprile 2023
(Originally published by The Atlantic on April 26, 2023)

A dispute about a stalking conviction has morphed into something very different—with potentially dangerous results.
A few years ago, Billy Raymond Counterman was convicted of stalking. Now his case is before the Supreme Court—where, bafflingly, the justices spent oral arguments last week exploring how to define a “true threat,” something Counterman was never convicted of making. Threats and stalking are entirely different crimes, with entirely different elements and constitutional implications. If the Court goes ahead and issues a ruling about threats, as it seems poised to do, it could inadvertently weaken stalking laws around the country. A set of imaginary facts could lead to serious real-world harm.
(Continue reading the opinion essay on The Atlantic’s page here.)
Fonte/Source: https://law.stanford.edu/2023/04/28/the-supreme-court-seems-poised-to-decide-an-imaginary-case/