United States Ninth Circuit

The First Amendment does not permit the government to punish a threat without proving that it was made with the intent to threaten the victim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/07/2004
• Decided 05/24/2005
• Published 05/24/2005

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge., Before O'SCANNLAIN, COWEN, and BEA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joan Jacobs Levie, Fresno, CA, argued the cause for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan B. Conklin, U.S. Attorney's Office, Fresno, CA, argued the cause for the appellee.  McGregor W. Scott, U.S. Attorney's Office, Fresno, CA, was on the brief.