U.S. v. Osadzinski

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Reasonable Doubt
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 22-3140
Decision Date: 
March 28, 2024
Federal District: 
N.D. Ill., E. Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed

Record contained sufficient evidence to support defendant’s conviction for providing material support for terrorist organization under 18 USC section 2339B, where defendant shared his computer program with people he believed to be ISIS supporters, taught them how to use program and deployed program to compile and disseminate large quantities of ISIS media. Ct. of Appeals rejected defendant’s claim that his conviction violated free speech principles of First Amendment, where defendant’s conduct in supplying computer services to ISIS supporters went beyond constitutionally protected independent advocacy and crossed line into prohibited concerted activity at behest of known foreign terrorist organization.