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Washington State Fines Man ~$100K for Spamming
Posted by Ernest Miller on Saturday, October 19 @ 10:17:46 EDT Consumers
The Washington Post publishes an AP wirestory on the test case under the state of Washington's anti-spam law (Oregon Man Fined For Spam E-Mails). The outcome? Jason Heckel, a resident of Oregon, has been fined $2,000 and ordered to pay more than $94,000 in legal fees. He promises to appeal the fine by challenging the constitutionality of the law under the commerce clause. Previously, the Washington State Supreme Court had determined that the law used to prosecute Heckel was not unconstitutional under the commerce clause (State v. Heckel, Cause No. 69416-8 (June 7, 2001)).
 
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