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Criminal,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Dec. 29, 2021

9th Circuit holds that jury should decide whether a threat is real

9th Circuit ruled that whether words are a “true threat” is a question for the jury.

Jury should decide if threat is real, 9th Circuit says

A Bay Area man must stand trial for repeatedly emailing threats to kill Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a unanimous 9th Circuit panel ruled.

Monday's unpublished decision reversed an opinion by Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Northern District of California, who dismissed the government...

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