motherjones:

Important story you may have missed: Adam Serwer explains what Monday’s Boston terror case verdict case means for civil liberties:

[B[y convicting Mehanna of material support for terrorism based on his  online activities, the prosecution may have established a path through  which the government can throw people in prison on terrorism charges for  expressing abhorrent opinions, even if the individual in question has  no direct ties to a terrorist organization.

Full story here.

motherjones:

Important story you may have missed: Adam Serwer explains what Monday’s Boston terror case verdict case means for civil liberties:

[B[y convicting Mehanna of material support for terrorism based on his online activities, the prosecution may have established a path through which the government can throw people in prison on terrorism charges for expressing abhorrent opinions, even if the individual in question has no direct ties to a terrorist organization.

Full story here.