Creating Content Isn’t A Crime

Creating Content Isn’t A Crime. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit overturned David Lesh’s criminal conviction. Lesh, a client of the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), faced accusations of violating a U.S. Forest Service (USFS) regulation. The court found the USFS regulation banning unauthorized “work activity or service” on USFS lands to be impermissibly vague. This ruling means Lesh couldn’t have known that taking photos on USFS land and posting them on Instagram was punishable…

July 31, 2024

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Originally Published in URBT News