True threats are not protected by the First Amendment. True threats are “serious expressions conveying that a speaker means to “commit an act of unlawful violence.” This decision holds that to prosecute a defendant for making a true threat, a state need only prove that the defendant was reckless in consciously disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that his conduct will cause harm to another. It is not necessary to prove that the defendant was actually aware of his statements’ threatening character.