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General eric holder speaking later this evening holding a forum of sorts as well at dr. kings church in atlanta. lets move on. it is a case of the first amendment colliding with the internet. the u.s. supreme court today success asked for the first time to examine the limits of free speech on social media. specifically how does the law address violent language and threats posted on social media. so, our go-to guy, mr. jeffrey toobin our senior legal analyst. lets begin with the story. the guy ...

I got to say, it was interesting i was reading the transcript of the oral argument that took place this morning. the justices are confused about this case. >> why? >> how do you tell the difference between someone blowing off steam and someone who is actually making a threat? its easy to define, you know, the difference in the abstract but once you get to actual statements it gets really hard. in this case, it is really a classic example of that. now the government says, you know, this is why we...

Across the country right now. elsewhere here in washington, on the docket of the u.s. supreme court today is what could be a landmark freedom of speech case. its the first free speech case that the justices have heard since social media became such a major part of every day life. at issue is the conviction of anthony ilonas over a facebook post to his estranged wife. a lower court ruled there were threats and not protected by the first amendment. here are a couple of those quotes. im not going t...