Lori Drew Cyberbully Case Dismissed, Charges Overturned

The cyberbullying case against Lori Drew that led to the suicide of a 13-year-old girl was officially dismissed with all misdemeanors overturned. The judge presiding over the case originally said that he would overturn the jury verdict back on July 2 and the final decision just came down.

The reasoning of the opinion is that whatever unauthorized access means, it cannot mean mere violation of Terms of Service without more. Such a reading of the statute would render the statute unconstitutionally void for vagueness because it would give the government almost unlimited power to prosecute any Internet user and wouldn't give citizens sufficient notice as to what of their Internet conduct was criminal.

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