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Upcoming Supreme Court Oral Arguments in IP & Tech Cases

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Colorado (When does speech rise to a “true threat”, unprotected by the First Amendment. The question is whether his intent (mens rea) matters, or can he be convicted based only upon the reasonably perceived threat of the recipient.). April 19 – Counterman v.

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Supreme Court Clarifies First Amendment Test for True Threats

Constitutional Law Reporter

Colorado , 600 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S. 18–3–602(1)(c), a Colorado statute making it unlawful to “[r]epeatedly. Following Colorado law, the trial court rejected that argument under an objective standard, finding that a reasonable person would consider the messages threatening. The Colorado Supreme Court denied review.

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Why Do We Treat Sex Crimes Differently Than Other Violent Crimes?

The Crime Report

In a recently published research paper in the Stanford Law Review, Aya Gruber, a law professor at the University of Colorado, considers the concept of “sex exceptionalism” in the United States criminal justice system and asks readers to take a second look at how we treat sex crimes.

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