Briggs v. State

OCGA § 16-8-60 (b)3 prohibits a substantial amount of constitutionally-protected speech, including anonymous political speech which has long been acknowledged to play “an important role in the progress of mankind.” Talley v. California, 362 U. S. 60, 64 (80 SC 536, 4 LE2d 559) (1960); McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Comm., 514 U. S. 334, 342 (II) (115 SC 1511, 131 LE2d 426) (1995) (“[A]n author’s decision to remain anonymous, like other decisions concerning omissions or additions to the content of a publication, is an aspect of freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment.”). As a result, I…