POSTED: Monday, June 29th, 2009 at 1:00 am

BY: dmc-admin

Identity TheftFirst AmendmentWhere the defendant sent e-mails under an assumed name, the First Amendment does not bar prosecution for identity theft."[W]hile Baron is correct that he has a First Amendment right to defame a public official under Sullivan, 376 U.S. at 279-80, nothing suggests that this right is without boundaries. In fact, the Supreme Court ...