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A state law against making intimidating speech will be receiving First Amendment scrutiny from the Indiana Supreme Court. It all started with the breakup of a marriage. Unhappy that he was losing contact with his children, Daniel Brewington unleashed a tirade of incensed internet posts against the judge and others involved in his divorce proceedings, including calling the judge a child abuser and making an ominous reference to being “quite the accomplished pyromaniac.” For his trouble, he was tried and convicted …

In keeping with other states that are punishing jurors for defying trial judges’ directions to stay away from social media during trials, a Kansas court on May 20 found a man guilty of criminal contempt for posting comments about a murder case for which he was serving as a juror.   Jail Time for the Crime Anceo Stovall was on trial in a Topeka court for felony murder and robbery, charged with shooting and killing an attorney and wounding another …

Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, provided information of the U.S. government’s spying program to The Washington Post and The Guardian. But this weekend, to show their support hundreds of people took to the streets in Hong Kong, where he is hiding, according to CBS News. As of June 16, more than 80,000 people signed a petition on the website “We the People,” asking President Obama to pardon Snowden, calling him a national hero for revealing excesses of …

A Connecticut man who pretended to be a member of a popular boy band and used Skype to entice young girls into performing sex acts has been arrested and charged with a variety of sex crimes.   Boy Band Impostor Already reportedly a convicted sex offender, John Eastman, 45, was living with his mom in Waterbury, Conn., and using pictures and recordings of the band One Direction to primarily target girls aged 13 to 15. He would offer the girls …

    In today’s Newsbreak, Lawyers.com Editorial Director Betsy Kim reports on three cases that show what you say on Facebook can affect your job. In Pennsylvania, Skinsmart Dermatology fired a worker for complaining about her job to a Facebook group of former and current company employees. Skinsmart said her posts showed she did not want to be at the company and raised concerns over her working with their patients – and fired her. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) …