Posted by David Rittgers on July 22, 2010
By David Rittgers
Louisiana has a new law on the books that outlaws “any electronic textual, visual, written, or oral communication with the malicious and willful intent to coerce, abuse, torment, or intimidate a person under the age of eighteen.”
This is a statute aimed at “cyberbullying,” the increasingly common use of text messages and social media as a [...]
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Tags: civil liberties, criminal law, cyberbullying, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, Law and Civil Liberties, overcriminalization | 
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Posted by David Rittgers on June 15, 2010
By David Rittgers
The Heritage Foundation and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) made a stir by announcing their joint report, Without Intent: How Congress is Eroding the Criminal Intent Requirement in Federal Law. The report highlights the growth of federal criminal provisions in the 109th Congress. Many criminal statutes are drafted without the traditional requirement of [...]
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