This month we address a case in which the Court of Appeals considered the application of various criminal statutes to an Internet harassment campaign arising out of a dispute concerning the origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls. We also discuss cases in which the court relaxed the standard for preserving issues for appellate review and provided greater clarity to the question of when a municipality is acting in a proprietary capacity for purposes of a negligence claim.
Harassment Statute
In People v. Golb, a dispute concerning the origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls resulted in the court finding that the state’s second-degree aggravated harassment statute is unconstitutionally vague.
