Federal appeals court rejects free speech claim in cyberstalking case
The 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals limited the reach of federal cyberstalking law on actions “with the intent to kill, injure, harass, intimidate, or place under surveillance with intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate another person.” The action must also put a victim in reasonable fear of death or injury. The court found that the law was not overbroad in restricting speech in the case U.S. v. Yung. The court reasoned that the