SIDDOWAY, J.
¶ 1 Stephanie Strong appeals her conviction of second degree extortion. She argues that the conduct prosecuted in her case— demanding payment from a public servant in exchange for silence about the public servant's wrongdoing—is no different from accepting payment to settle and hold in confidence embarrassing facts underlying a threatened lawsuit. She insists that the First Amendment protects the party demanding payment in either case...
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