亚利桑那州最高法院裁定对第三方发表有害言论可以构成骚扰. Arizona Supreme Court rules making harmful statements to third parties can constitute harassment.

亚利桑那州最高法院裁定,如果说出对某人有害的言论给第三方, The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that making harmful statements about someone to a third party can constitute harassment if the intent is to cause harm. 这一决定推翻了下级法院在一个案件中的裁决, 一位母亲声称另一名父母向学校工作人员谤她,导致她在工作中受到谴责. The decision overturned a lower court ruling in a case where a mother claimed a co-parent defamed her to school staff, leading to her being reprimanded at work. 司法官们认为亚利桑那州的骚扰法针对的是受伤害的人, 不仅是收到陈述的人. The justices determined that Arizona’s harassment law targets the person being harmed, not just the recipient of the statements.