Comments on: May 7 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2009/05/may-7-roundup/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:39:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Member of Congress defends speech-ban bill http://overlawyered.com/2009/05/may-7-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-48045 Member of Congress defends speech-ban bill Fri, 08 May 2009 02:46:48 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=10999#comment-48045 [...] Although the proposed Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act would criminalize a wide range of online speech that leads to emotional distress, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) says we should rest assured that judges in their discretion will apply it only to nasties who are bothering our children — except that the bill is in no way limited to that type of speech. Eugene Volokh dissects (earlier here and here). [...] [...] Although the proposed Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act would criminalize a wide range of online speech that leads to emotional distress, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) says we should rest assured that judges in their discretion will apply it only to nasties who are bothering our children — except that the bill is in no way limited to that type of speech. Eugene Volokh dissects (earlier here and here). [...]

]]> By: mojo http://overlawyered.com/2009/05/may-7-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-48024 mojo Thu, 07 May 2009 16:30:17 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=10999#comment-48024 1-800-LAWYERS Bushwa, Bounder and Sleeze, LLC? 1-800-LAWYERS

Bushwa, Bounder and Sleeze, LLC?

]]> By: Todd Rogers http://overlawyered.com/2009/05/may-7-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-48021 Todd Rogers Thu, 07 May 2009 14:34:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=10999#comment-48021 <i>Throw bloggers in prison because their posts cause emotional distress? </i> Vonnegut's Bergeron wasn't so far fetched, after all. Throw bloggers in prison because their posts cause emotional distress? Vonnegut’s Bergeron wasn’t so far fetched, after all.

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