Ugh

A teen sexual assault victim is facing a potential jail sentence for tweeting the names of her attackers. The attackers reached a plea bargain in juvenile court, where proceedings are supposed to be confidential; the victim was so furious at the leniency of the deal (which has not yet been ruled upon by the judge) that she sent an angry tweet about it. The defendants' attorneys are now seeking contempt sanctions against the victim.

Professor Volokh thinks the confidentiality order was unconstitutional as applied to the victim's tweet; I really hope he's right. And the judge doesn't have to impose harsh penalties for the tweet, if she doesn't want to - there's a hearing scheduled for July 30.

The article's description of the attack is pretty horrifying, but you can't help but applaud the victim - she sounds amazing.

Oh my god, is this for real?

I didn't know! I feel like I have to go back and reread anything I've read by a British author!