Proposed Louisiana Law Would Ban Any Online Speech Intended to “Embarrass, or Cause Emotional Distress” to an Under-17-Year-Old

The Volokh Conspiracy:  “The bill (HB1259) — which passed the state House of Representatives by a 78–16 vote . . . would make it a misdemeanor to transmit any Internet communication or other computer communication ‘with the intent to coerce, abuse, torment, intimidate, harass, embarrass, or cause emotional distress to a person under the age of seventeen’.”