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US Supreme Court to hear case on domestic violence and first amendment

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The United States Supreme Court is going to hear a case about the intersection of the First Amendment and protection orders. A man, who had been convicted of domestic violence, wrote on Facebook about harming his wife, and quoted Eminem lyrics. The man was sentenced to jail over his posts. The man has now appealed, claiming a First Amendment right to such postings. Read more about the case here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/supreme-court-case-tests-the-limits-of-free-speech-on-facebook-and-other-social-media/2014/11/23/9e54dbd8-6f67-11e4-ad12-3734c461eab6_story.html?utm_term=.ad00a02f8976