Obviously the Supreme Court Justices Don’t Use Email

The United States Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal from the State of Virginia concerning a trail against a major spammer, CNN reports.

This means the previous reversal by the Virginia Supreme Court will stand and the conviction of the spammer, Jeremy Jaynes, is not going to be reinstated.

It also means Virginia’s Computer Crimes Act – which was the first to ban both commercial and noncommercial spam to any Virginians, is no longer good law. The State courts said the law was

overbroad because some bulk e-mails might contain political, religious, or other speech that has traditionally been given higher First Amendment protection than typical "commercial speech."

So, they were convinced the law was attacking free speech, thus too comprehensive and overly prohibitive. By not taking the case, the US Supreme Court is saying they don’t want to take up the issue – so for now, at least in Virginia, the VA court’s decision stands.

And, the onslaught against your inbox will continue.