A federal judge has rejected arguments made by an alleged Islamic State supporter's arguments that the charges he faces violate his free speech rights.  Mohamed Elshinawy, who lived in Edgewood, sought to have the case against him thrown out, arguing that he hadn't committed a crime and that any admiration he expressed for the terror group was protected by the First Amendment.

Judge Ellen L. Hollander roundly rejected that position.  "Defendant's assertion that the Indictment violates his rights under the First Amendment distorts the allegations and misapprehends the statute," Hollander wrote in an opinion issued this month.

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