Prof. Kirtley Discusses Whether Student's 'Tweet' is Criminal Defamation or Protected Speech on WCCO Radio

Professor Jane Kirtley was a guest on WCCO Radio's John Williams Show. She discussed whether a Rogers High School student's "tweet" appearing to confirm an allegation that he had a sexual relationship with a teacher (but which he claimed was meant to be sarcastic) is speech protected under the First Amendment, or whether he could be prosecuted under Minnesota's Criminal Defamation statute.