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" The highly-publicized First Ammendment case of Anthony Elonis is nothing if not polarizing. Elonis was convicted for making violent, detailed threats against his wife and others on Facebook in 2010, and was sentenced to 44 months in prison. His appeal, which has since made its way to the Supreme Court, contends that these Facebook postings exercised his right to free speech and are protected under the First Ammendment. In Elonis&amp;#039;s eyes, a post, like the one below, was merely an act of artistic expression:  Last week, the Supreme Court released the audio from the December 1 oral arguments. As reported by mlive.com, Chief Justice John Roberts recited lyrics from Eminem&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;&amp;#039;97 Bonnie &amp;amp;amp; Clyde,&amp;quot; a track off his 1999 album, The Slim Shady LP. In using Eminem&amp;#039;s words, Roberts sought to challenge Deputy Solicitor General Michael Dreeben on Elonis&amp;#039;s case. This portion of the arguments begin around the 48-minute mark. Listen to the audio below. Justice Roberts: &amp;quot;&amp;#039;Dada make a nice bed for mommy at the bottom of the lake, tie a rope around a rock&amp;#039;\u2014this is during the context of a domestic dispute between a husband and wife. &amp;#039;There goes mama splashing in the water, no more fighting with dad,&amp;#039; you know, all that stuff. Now, under your test, could that be prosecuted?&amp;quot; Deputy Dreeben: &amp;quot;No, because if you look at the context of these statements.&amp;quot; Roberts: &amp;quot;Because Eminem said it instead of somebody else?&amp;quot; Dreeben: &amp;quot;Because Eminem said it at a concert where people are going to be entertained. This is a critical part of the context. It wasn&amp;#039;t as if he stated it to her in private or on a Facebook page after having received a protection from abuse order.&amp;quot; A decision is expected during summer 2015. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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