joke and therapeutic. he was convicted in federal court for making threats against his wife as well as an fbi agent. our justice correspondent pete williams is outside the supreme court. pete good morning. good morning to you, jose. what does this come down to you? what can you say and not say on the internet? this is a case about threats. true threats. what the law calls true threats. don t get first amendment protection. just like obscenity doesn t or libel doesn t. so the question is what is the legal test to determine whether something is a threat? anthony elonis was convicted when a judge told the jury that the test is would a reasonable personal have read these messages and considered them to be legitimate threats? elonis lawyer is saying to the supreme court that test doesn t work in the internet age when people can put postings on facebook which is where anthony elonis put his material and someone who doesn t know the context, doesn t know him, doesn t understand what s
anthony elonis is trying to get his threat against his ex-wife overturned. he was sentenced to 44 months in prison. he claims the posts were artistic and cathartic and free speech. justice ruth bader ginsburg says she will be back on the bench this morning following the heart surgery last week. we are following breaking news in nigeria. reports of gun battles in the city of damaturu. reports of boko haram launching an attack and intense fighting. all of this happening right now. we will keep you updated. let s turn to the battle of isis. the coalition is refocusing the battle on raqqah. more than 30 u.s. air strikes
actually starved her to death. the judge went through that evidence and said there was no evidence to show they even neglected the child. they were passed as innocent. it is just a matter of waiting and seeing how many more days this procedure will be fulfilled in order for them to fly home safely. as it is now, there isn t another arrest warrant against the couple. all right. thank you so much. doha-based journalist. 38 minutes after the hour. how far you can go in a facebook or twitter post may be decided this morning. anthony elonis is hoping to get his posts overturned. he posted graphically violent lyrics about his wife. he said they were artistic and free speech. so far, he lost his appeals. ruth bader ginsburg says she will be back on the bench
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especially about money and finance. the goal of khan academy and better money habits and the partnership we re doing with bank of america if you use the internet you ll want to keep your eyes on the supreme court this morning. a major case impacting social media is driving d.c. today. at issue is whether statements that can be considered threats are protected by the first amendment as free speech. the defendant is anthony elonis who posted this facebook rant among other similar ones in the form of rap lyrics about killing his estranged wife. you can read it for yourself. he says it was, well just a