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Supreme Court tests limits of free speech online

Is an angry online post a real threat or an exercise of free speech?

12/01/2014 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Supreme Court tests limits of free speech online

Clip: 12/1/2014 | 6m 46s

Is an angry online post a real threat or an exercise of free speech?

Is an angry online post a real threat or an exercise of free speech? The Supreme Court will determine whether a man’s violence-filled rants on Facebook about his ex-wife -- posts that led to his arrest -- are protected by the First Amendment. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the case with Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal.

12/01/2014 | Rating NR

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