United States v. Alkhabaz
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United States v. Alkhabaz, 104 F.3d 1492 (6th Cir. 1997)[1] was a case brought against University of Michigan undergraduate Abraham Jacob Alkhabaz, a.k.a. Jake Baker, related to several incidents regarding snuff stories that he wrote while he was a student at the University of Michigan. Alkhabaz was charged with violation of 18 U.S.C. s 875(c), communicating via interstate or foreign commerce threats to kidnap or injure another person. The case raised immediate First Amendment concerns and is considered an important one in the history of cyber law.
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United States v. Alkhabaz | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
Full case name | United States of America v. Abraham Jacob Alkhabaz, also known as Jake Baker |
Decided | January 29, 1997 |
Citation | 104 F.3d 1492 |
Case history | |
Prior actions | Case dismissed by the United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division |
Case opinions | |
Majority: Chief Judge Boyce F. Martin, Jr., Martha Craig Daughtrey Dissent: Circuit Judge Robert B. Krupansky |
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