Facebook Threats & Eminem Lyrics at the Supreme Court HD

A Facebook threat is being looked at in Supreme Court case Elonis v. United States, which will weigh in on the free-speech rights of people who use violent or threatening language on Facebook and other social media sites. The court is also looking at Eminem lyrics and the creative freedom of people to frame threats as expression that is protected by the first amendment. The case surrounds Anthony Elonis of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania who was convicted of violating a federal law that makes it a crime to threaten another person. We look at how the case could help define free speech in the digital age, in this Lip News clip with Mark Sovel and Elliot Hill. www.thelip.tv Newest Lip News playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7laKZtnueAk&index=1&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGcjJDo6cQBCQprDMQyUQY3r BUZZSAW interview clips - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMMrqUS8-As&index=1&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGeWhHPas6M9sKUhThquDNOc CRIME TIME clips playlist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnKFyQrmQqQ&index=1&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGeC9DbpSnIvd2i9BHh2dBvv BYOD (Bring Your Own Doc) Highlight Videos- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JOg2L9pFFo&index=1&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGeu2DCf6Ouo7hTsA5QB2MAL MEDIA MAYHEM short videos playlist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b8MqVrFqi0&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGcz4un-zws5sMlCLk3NNjDP&index=1 https://www.facebook.com/thelip.tv http://www.youtube.com/theliptv