6th Circuit Upholds Ohio Cyber-Harassment Law
A legal challenge of an Ohio cyber-harassment statute prohibiting posts “for the purpose of abusing, threatening or harassing another person” failed for the second time, ruled the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The panel Tuesday affirmed a lower court…
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decision dismissing the case brought by political blog Plunderbund Media, blogger John Spinelli and the Portage County Tea Party for lacking standing. Plaintiffs argue the prohibition against abuse and harassment is too broad and they faced “credible threat of prosecution” for “their online articles and posts criticizing elected officials,” the ruling noted said. Since plaintiffs haven't been prosecuted, they haven’t been injured and don’t have grounds to challenge it, the 6th Circuit said. The opinion was by Judge Jane Stranch; Gilbert Merritt and Martha Daughtrey were also on the panel.