MyCrimeSpace (Free subscription) | yesterday
Defense Lawyer Files to Dismiss MySpace Case: Lori Drew’s defense attorney has filed a motion to have the fraud charges against her dismissed. He claims that if Lori Drew is criminally guilty of violating MySpace’s TOS than so are we all. Considering I’m sure we’ve all violated a TOS or two in our times. Except here’s the [...]
Threat Level (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Lori Drew is charged with violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Lori Drew, the Missouri woman who was indicted in May on charges related to MySpace cyberbullying activities that led a 13-year-old girl to commit suicide, has filed three motions to dismiss the charges...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Lori Drew, the woman who created a fake MySpace profile to harass her daughter's friend, Megan Meier, is arguing, again, that she did nothing wrong. She's been indicted on computer fraud charges for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Techdirt (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
While we can understand the anger some folks feel at Lori Drew -- the woman who some blame for the eventual suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier -- it was quite troubling the way in which prosecutors indicted Drew. Since there didn't appear to be much of a law concerning being a jerk online to a child, she was instead charged with computer fraud for using a fake name on MySpace. This is an extremely...
LAist (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
According to Associated Press , Lori Drew has moved to dismiss her indictment related to the MySpace suicide hoax. "The new defense motions argue the indictment violates constitutional due process , fails to state an offense as required by federal rules of criminal procedure and alleges no crime, but is instead vague ." The Washington Post examines the line between "wrong" and "illegal", interpreting...
Windypundit (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
New York Criminal Defense Lawyer Scott Greenfield has a fascinating examination of the dismissal motion in the Lori Drew prosecution. Drew is accused of helping her daughter set up fake MySpace page to trick a troubled young girl named Megan Meier into thinking she had made a new friend. Later, this "friend" turned mean and abusive and ultimately suggest that Megan should kill herself. Which is exactly...
the INQUIRER (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Emma Hughes the Inquirer , Thursday 24 July 2008. 17:39:00 Pretended to be someone else and hassled a teen so much she killed herself MISSOURI MOTHER Lori Drew's lawyer is now arguing that if she is guilty, then so are millions of other internet users every day. The case concerns the harassment of a young girl over the net which spiralled out of control when the torment got too much for thirteen-year...
Top Tech News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
An attorney for a Missouri woman charged in a MySpace hoax that allegedly led a 13-year-old girl to commit suicide filed motions Wednesday to dismiss the federal case. Three motions were filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of Lori Drew of the St. Louis suburb of O'Fallon, her attorney H. Dean Steward told The Associated Press. Drew is accused of helping create a false-identity account on the MySpace...
Sci-Tech Today (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
An attorney for a Missouri woman charged in a MySpace hoax that allegedly led a 13-year-old girl to commit suicide filed motions Wednesday to dismiss the federal case. Three motions were filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of Lori Drew of the St. Louis suburb of O'Fallon, her attorney H. Dean Steward told The Associated Press. Drew is accused of helping create a false-identity account on the MySpace...
NewsFactor Network (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
An attorney for a Missouri woman charged in a MySpace hoax that allegedly led a 13-year-old girl to commit suicide filed motions Wednesday to dismiss the federal case. Three motions were filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of Lori Drew of the St. Louis suburb of O'Fallon, her attorney H. Dean Steward told The Associated Press. Drew is accused of helping create a false-identity account on the MySpace...
MTV News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Lori Drew's lawyer is seeking to dismiss the charges brought against his client after her MySpace bullying allegedly led to 13-year-old Megan Meier's suicide.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
By Sarah Wienke The attorney for Lori Drew, the woman accused of harassing a teen by creating a fake online identity on MySpace, is objecting to the prosecution's argument that his client violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Drew's attorney, H.
MTV Newsroom (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
An attorney for Lori Drew, the Missouri woman accused of using a fake MySpace persona to bully a 13-year-old girl who eventually committed suicide, has argued that the charges against his client should be dropped because no law exists to prohibit such behavior. Attorney H. Dean Steward said the government went beyond the legal limits [...]
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The lawyer for a Missouri mother accused of creating a fake MySpace page to harass a 13-year-old girl is arguing that charges should be tossed out of court because if she is guilty, then so are millions of Internet users every day. Lori Drew became the focus of national outrage after the girl committed suicide. Court papers filed yesterday seize on a possible weakness in the prosecution case that has...
Cnet (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Lawyers for Lori Drew, a Missouri woman who allegedly harassed a 13-year-old neighbor who later killed herself, say prosecutors are using a flawed and vague law.
