Legal Opinion
in Interest of R.D
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 1, 2020No. 17SC116, PeoplePublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinions of the Colorado Supreme Court are available to the public and can be accessed through the Judicial Branch’s homepage at http://www.courts.state.co.us. Opinions are also posted on the Colorado Bar Association’s homepage at http://www.cobar.org. ADVANCE SHEET HEADNOTE June 1, 2020
2020 CO 44
No. 17SC116, People in Interest of R.D.—First Amendment—True Threats— Social Media. The supreme court reviews whether the court of appeals erred in determining that threatening messages the juvenile defendant posted on Twitter were protected speech under the First Amendment. In so doing, the court…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- R. A. v. v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Reno v. American Civil Liberties UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by6 opinions
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