“Darren Chaker was under supervised release when he wrote on his personal blog that Ms. Leesa Fazal, an investigator with the Nevada Attorney General’s Office, was ‘forced out’ of her previous post with the Las Vegas Police Department. That statement, according to the district court ultimately overseeing Chaker’s probation, was a violation of the requirement that he ‘not … disparage or defame others on the internet’ — and so Chaker was returned to prison. If the anti-disparagement provision of Chaker’s supervised release becomes widespread, it could easily stifle valuable speech by activists and others.”
http://fee.org/anythingpeaceful/blogging-about-cops-is-not-a-crime-even-if-youre-on-probation/
Related posts:
Hollande’s approval rating slumps again [Oct. 2015]
Student Loan Consequences: Real, Costly, and Personal
Why Small Businesses Have The Most To Gain From Bitcoin
The ballad of “Bitcoin Jesus”: The tech millionaire who fears for his life
US Department of Treasury Targets Bitcoin Poker Sites
1794 Silver Dollar sets 10 Million + World Record at Stacks Bowers Auction in NY
New Hampshire House Votes To Prohibit Private Prisons
California man posing as cop charged with sexual assault
US coalition actively striking Syrian Army positions
Jeffrey Tucker on Bitcoin, Digital Anarchy, Socialists, Equality, and More
Swiss Clocks Ticking: Hidden US accounts soon to be revealed
How to Order a Pizza With Bitcoins
Dianne Feinstein Accidentally Confirms NSA Tapped The Internet Backbone
The secret Hong Kong facility that uses boiling goo to mine Bitcoins
UN Calls for Decriminalization of All Drugs