Chapter 4, Problem 5BCP

Summary Introduction

Case summary: An email with an attachment of nineteen-minute audio was sent to an alderwoman for the city of St. Louis by a person MW. The email had some offensive words and threat refrences. The alderwomen called the police after being threatened through the email. The person MW was convicted of harassment under the state criminal statute.

To find:The constitutionality of conviction under the First Amendment.