Elonis v. United States Oral Argument

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Elonis v. United States, docket number 13-983. The case involves free speech and criminal threats i… read more

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Elonis v. United States, docket number 13-983. The case involves free speech and criminal threats in the age of the internet and social media. At issue in the conviction of Anthony Elonis, who was sentenced to 44 months in prison for making threats against his wife and a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent on his Facebook page, was proof of the defendant’s subjective intent to threaten.

On June 1, 2015, the court reversed Mr. Elonis’s conviction in an 8-1 decision. close

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Elonis v. United States Oral Argument

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Program ID:
322998-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Judicial Proceeding
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Dec 10, 2014 | 10:35pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Jun 08, 2015 | 1:43am EDT | C-SPAN 1

Airing Details

  • Dec 10, 2014 | 10:35pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 11, 2014 | 4:10am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 19, 2014 | 3:27pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 16, 2015 | 6:56pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Jun 02, 2015 | 11:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jun 03, 2015 | 5:37am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jun 05, 2015 | 10:27am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 08, 2015 | 1:43am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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