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Elonis v. United States

135 S. Ct. 2001 (2015)

Tags: Mens rea, threat, reasonable person

tl;dr: Man makes threatening posts on facebook. Charged with making interstate threats, but reversed by Supreme Court because lacked mens rea requirement.

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Elonis v. United States

IRACIssue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion

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Facts & Holding

Facts:After being left by his wife, Elonis (defendant) began making...

Holding:The fact that the statute does not specify any required...

Elonis v. United States

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