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federal2017
Additional Highlights:First AmendmentSocial MediaSex Offenders
Packingham v. North Carolina
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
North Carolina's law prohibiting registered sex offenders from accessing social media websites violates the First Amendment.
Case Summary
Packingham v. North Carolina struck down a North Carolina statute barring registered sex offenders from using social networking websites, holding that the law suppressed a vast amount of lawful speech protected by the First Amendment and that the internet is an important space for communication.