Indicted Cyberstalker’s 1st Amendment Defense Rejected By Federal Judge

Mealey's (July 10, 2019, 7:39 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — A man’s online comments about assaulting and injuring a Jane Doe party qualify as true threats and, as such, are not protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled June 24, denying his motion to dismiss a cyberstalking indictment against him (United States v. Byron Cardozo, No. 1:18-cr-10251, D. Mass., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105672)....