In October the United States Supreme Court is going to hear Elonis v. United States and finally determine when threats, specifically Internet threats such as those proscribed by 18 USC 875, should be taken seriously by law enforcement and criminal courts. Anthony Elonis is from eastern Pennsylvania.  He has currently served more than three years for threats he posted on Facebook against his ex-wife.  In 2010 his wife left him and took their kids, then he was fired from his job.  He started posting “dark and vengeful rants”.  The ‘rants’ were directed at his ex-wife, an FBI agent and a class … Continue reading When Is A Threat A Threat?