Legal Opinion
I.M.L. v. State
Utah Supreme Court
Decided November 15, 2002No. 20010159PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DURHAM, Chief Justice.
¶ 1 In this case we consider the application of a law drafted more than one hundred years ago to the most modern of preoccupations — the Internet. I.M.L., a high school student, was charged with criminal libel for creating an Internet web site on which he displayed disparaging comments about his teachers, classmates, and principal. He moved to dismiss, claiming that the statute under which he was charged unduly burdens free speech and is unconstitutional on its face. The juvenile court denied the motion. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2 During the 1999-2000 school year, 1.M.L.…
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