Are online death threats protected by the First Amendment?

The Supreme Court hears a case Monday that decides whether death threats online are free speech. (Chris Potter/Flickr)

That's what the Supreme Court will decide when it begins hearing a case Monday from a man convicted for putting threating messages on Facebook against his co-workers and ex-wife.

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Anthony Elonis, who has already served three years in prison, appealed the decision under his First Amendment right to free speech. This is the first time the Supreme Court will make a ruling on speech in social media.

Read more at The New York Times.

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