Uttering Threats in Canada and The Unite d States: A Comparative Analysis.

The article compares how the U.S. Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) approach threat offences. Topics discussed include the acknowledgment of the First Amendment and the law of mens rea by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2023 case Counterman v. Colorado, the criminal offence of uttering threats according to the Criminal Code of Canada, and the use of words to cause intimidation addressed in the 1994 SCC case R. v. Clemente.