Texas Harassment Conviction for Sending 34 Messages Over 15 Weeks to Ex-Therapist Violates First Amendment

Texas Harassment Conviction for Sending 34 Messages Over 15 Weeks to Ex-Therapist Violates First Amendment

In yesterday's decision by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (written by Judge Mary Lou Keel) in Owens v. State, Owens had been found guilty of criminal harassment and sentenced "to 180 days in jail and a $500 fine"; the law outlaws "send[ing] repeated electronic communications in a manner reasonably likely to [and intended to] harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, embarrass, or offend another." His conduct consisted of "sending about three do…

Letter to the Editor: Constitutional Violation – First Amendment

By Vicky Quintanilla Sheriff Judd and Polk Commissioner Braswell, I write to formally demand that you immediately restore access to all citizens who have been blocked from your official social media accounts. These… The post Letter to the Editor: Constitutional Violation – First Amendment Censorship in Official Social Media Communications in Polk County appeared first on .