New IL anti-doxing law could be used by ‘powerful’ to silence critics with lawsuits, threats – Cook County Record

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois opposed the law and representatives testified against it during hearings held in Springfield. “The law is hopelessly over-broad,” said Mark Glennon, executive editor of Wirepoints, a Wilmette-based economic and government research-commentary nonprofit. “It goes far beyond the malicious conduct normally associated with doxing and past clear constitutional limits on what speech the government can muzzle.”
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susan
2 years ago

The best way to establish precedent case law might be for an Illinois doxing victim of SPLC Hate Map to sue SPLC under this law. SPLC has made millions as plaintiffs in anti-free speech litigation. It would be interesting to learn their strategic arguments on the defendant side of such attacks. Many Illinois groups are labelled “Hate Groups” or Anti-Government” extremists (SPLC decides but does not disclose what proof is needed for such designations). These “Hate Groups” are doxed on SPLC Hate Maps. Financial damages are provable. Illinois Parental Rights groups are included in SPLC Hate Maps, so school boards… Read more »

debtsor
2 years ago
Reply to  susan

Few Illinois juries would ever find SPLC guilty of anything.

susan
2 years ago
Reply to  debtsor

of course. Few IL judges also.
But consider the outcomes: , if SPLC wins defending their rights to dox Illinois Parents Rights groups,, they have just established precedent in favor of free speech!
and with SPLC as defendant, you would have an experienced, highly successful legal team arguing in favor of free speech rights.

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