Supreme Court Denies 2nd Certiorari Petition In Case Over Online Threats

Mealey's (October 2, 2017, 12:35 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Pennsylvania man convicted for making threats against co-workers and others on social media saw his second bid at a petition for certiorari denied Oct. 2 when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider his questions related to a reasonableness standard and mens rea in reaching such a conviction (Anthony D. Elonis v. United States of America, No. 16-1231, U.S. Sup.)....