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Washington D.C. has laws against revenge porn. I believe there were more than six people present:
If the sexual image is shared with 6 or more persons through “publication,” either directly or by uploading to the Internet, then the offense is First-Degree Unlawful Publication of a Sexual Image. This is a felony offense punishable by up to 3 years in prison and/or a fine of $12,500.
As repulsive a move as this is, I'm afraid that the DC law almost certainly won't apply in this case. This was done as part of her official "speech" as a representative.
But what about the message she sent to the people on her email list? Surely that doesn’t have the same protections of the speech and debate clause.
Depends on what a court decides "in either house" to mean. Does it mean physically in the House or Senate chambers? Does it mean "in furtherance of their duties as a congressperson"? I know how I would rule, but I don't know how the Supreme Court would rule.
I don’t think anyone knows how the Supreme Court would rule these days.
My general rule of thumb is "whatever the conservatives want."
I hate so much that that’s true