Elonis v. United States

134 S. Ct. 2819 | SCOTUS | 2014

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted. In addition to the question presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: "Whether, as a matter of statutory interpretation, conviction of threatening another person under 18 U.S.C. § 875(c) requires proof of the defendant's subjective intent to threaten."