Appeals Court Accepts That the “Water” Emoji Can Be Slang for Methamphetamine–U.S. v. Reed

Technology & Marketing Law Blog 2025-12-24

Summary:

This is a federal prosecution against alleged drug dealers. There is substantial evidence beyond the emojis suggesting that Swanagan is a dealer. Prior blog post. The appeals court didn’t quote Swanagan’s inculpatory message in full. Here it is from the...

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https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/12/appeals-court-accepts-that-the-water-emoji-can-be-slang-for-methamphetamine-u-s-v-reed.htm

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emojis

Authors:

Eric Goldman

Date tagged:

12/24/2025, 11:51

Date published:

12/24/2025, 10:38