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Appeals argument probes 'true threat' standard in harassment protection dispute

Appeals Court Panel (Associate Justice Sabida Singh, Justice Rachel Hirschvang, Justice Chauncey Wood) · January 12, 2026
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Summary

In EB v. JR, counsel for EB argued that repeated, escalating confrontations at a zoo (yelling, in‑face harassment, alleged chasing and a licensing complaint) created an objectively reasonable fear of physical harm; opposing counsel questioned whether the conduct met the statutory "true threat" standard.

The panel heard argument in EB v. JR, an appeal arising from a district court harassment‑protection order. EB’s counsel described repeated, escalating confrontations in and around a zoo, including persistent in‑person harassment, alleged chasing incidents on two occasions and an administrative campaign (a complaint to…

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