It might be tempting to fire off angry emails to politicians you despise. But a federal court ruling in California this month should warn of the potential consequences.
, was indicted in 2020 for allegedly using anonymous emails to threaten and harass Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Senate majority leader, in 2018 and 2019.
The case is one of several in federal courts testing how far citizens can go in expressing their distaste — and even hatred — of elected officials. Weiss, at least in the opinion of the appeals court, crossed a line. The email was one in a series Weiss allegedly sent to McConnell, some of which referenced violent acts and racist slurs.
“The officer ended the interview by suggesting that defendant be ‘mindful,’ because other people could perceive his email as a threat,” the prosecution wrote in a court document
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