Megan Meier

"On the Internet, no one knows whether you're a dog." Of course, if you are a dog, and you are fibbing about it, according to the US Attorneys Office out in California you're a felon and should be sent to the dog pound. Fortunately, there's a new dog in town who seems to be howling a different tune. Bad facts make for bad law. The unfortunate alleged facts of this case involved fibbing about actual identities, playing with a young girl's...  

Bob Barr, the four term Republican Georgia congressman turned ACLU activist and 2008 Libertarian Presidential candidate, has denounced Rep. Linda Sánchez's (D-CA) "Megan Meier Cyber Bullying Prevention Act" (H.R. 1966) in particularly harsh terms: This legislation represents an exercise in...  

They're not going to file new charges against Drew, the woman prosecuted under an anti-hacking law after a young neighbor, Megan Meier, committed suicide over online harassment. A judge dismissed Drew's convictions earlier this year. Though everything happened in St....  

While there was some concern that prosecutors would push forward with an appeal of a judge's decision to toss out the ridiculous ruling against Lori Drew, federal prosecutors have now said that they're dropping the case and will not pursue it further. Drew may still face a civil lawsuit, but it's a good thing that the government is out of this. No matter what you think of Drew's behavior in dealing with her daughter's friend, Megan Meier, it...  

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have filed a notice that they do not intend to pursue an appeal in the Lori Drew cyberbullying case, thus ending the controversial and lengthy case. “We have a notice with the 9th Circuit that we are withdrawing our notice of appeal in the case,” a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s [...]  

I am pleased to announce that the Justice Department will be moving to dismiss its appeal in the Lori Drew case. The motion apparently will be filed today or tomorrow, and it will bring the Drew case to a close. Copyright © 2009 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The [...]  

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...  

No appeal of dismissed conviction in MySpace caseSuburbanJournalsProsecutors say they will not appeal the dismissal of Lori Drew's convictions in a MySpace hoax directed at 13-year-old Megan Meier, a Dardenne Prairie ...Prosecution Will Not Appeal Lori Drew MySpace CaseAppscout (subscription)all 2 news articles »  

Really dumb legislation — “cyberbullying prevention”Atlanta Journal ConstitutionHowever, one of the worst examples of such reactive legislation to come down the pike in a long time, has to be something called the “Megan Meier ...Legal Analyst Says Cyber-Bullying Legislation Needs FocusTalk Radio News ServiceLYCS: Time 4 TeensTheAlternativePress.comall 3 news articles »  

Federal prosecutors have announced the end of the Lori Drew cyberbullying case. Assistant US Attorney Mark Krause has withdrawn the notice of appeal filed back in July, when Drew was acquitted of three misdemeanor counts for violating ...  

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Mom of teen who committed suicide after online bullying to speak at Ga. HighlandsRome News TribuneTina Meier will present “When a Friend Request Brings Death: The Story of Megan Meier” as part of the college's fall speaker series. ...