Megan Meier

Federal prosecutors moved to criminalize internet harassment last year by prosecuting Lori Drew. Lori Drew, as you may recall, is a Missouri woman who created a fictional MySpace profile named “Josh” and started an online relationship with Megan Meier, a teenage girl who may have spread gossip about Drew’s daughter at the local high school. [...]  

Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) has introduced a bill designed to combat cyberbullying.? ?And in a rare instance of bipartisan solidarity, the left and the right stand opposed. Make no bones about it?the proposed legislation is a serious assault on first amendment rights. Dubbed the ?Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act,? the bill is a reaction to the 2006?suicide?of 13-year-old Meier.  

As tends to happen, it appears that Missouri has decided to overcompensate for the mess with the whole Lori Drew/Megan Meier tragedy. After realizing that Lori Drew hadn't committed any actual crime, Missouri passed a new law making it a potential felony for being a jerk online. And, of course, with that new law in place, Missouri prosecutors have wasted little time in filing charges against all sorts of people. The latest involves the...  

The House Judiciary Committee's Crime subcommittee yesterday held a hearing yesterday on the painful issues of cyberbullying (webcast). Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) talked about her bill, the "Megan Meier Cyber Bullying Prevention Act" (H.R. 1966), which would create of a...  

A House hearing last week did not go well for advocates of the speech-suppressing “Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act.” [David Kravets, Wired.com "Threat Level" via Kerr, Volokh and Greenfield] Tags: bullying, online speech Related posts Member of Congress defends speech-ban bill (6) Zwebner lawsuits on Internet posts (2) Workplace bullying bills (7) Why defamation law protects opinion (2) What Elizabeth Wurtzel tells [...]  

This is incredible. Apparently the US prosecutor in the bogus Lori Drew case, which the judge finally tossed out in August is looking to appeal the decision. It's up to the US Solicitor General as to whether or not that actually happens, but just the fact that the prosecutor is still pushing this case is ridiculous. It was clearly an attempt to twist a law (unauthorized computer access) well beyond what it was meant to cover in an attempt...  

Prosecutors Set Stage to Appeal Lori Drew RulingWired NewsDrew and two others created a fake MySpace account to harass 13-year-old Megan Meier, who later committed suicide. Federal prosecutors got involved after ...Cyberbullying Bill on the MarchCato @ LibertySchool, police keep tabs on cyber bullyingGrand Junction SentinelDrew Case May Go To Higher CourtMediaPost PublicationsContra Costa Timesall 7 news articles »  

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The first federal cyberbullying law, the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act, has made it to a House committee. But critics say the law would let prosecutors "harass the harasser," and the law raises the question: can laws really stop bullying? The Megan Meier Act states that "electronic communications provide anonymity to the perpetrator and the potential for widespread public distribution, potentially making them severely dangerous and...  

A month ago, Lori Drew of Missouri was acquitted of charges related to the suicide of her daughter’s former friend, 13-year-old Megan Meier. Meier hanged herself in 2006 after Drew pretended to be a 16-year-old boy on MySpace and later AOL instant ...  

Federal prosecutors have filed a notice of appeal in the Lori Drew cyberbullying case, which means they may appeal a judge's ruling in July to throw out her case after a jury convicted her of three misdemeanor counts. [Wired]