Supreme Court Rules Sex Offenders Can't Be Barred from Social Media. In a unanimous decision today, the Supreme Court struck down a North Carolina law that prevents sex offenders from posting on social media where children might be present, saying it “impermissibly restricts lawful speech.” In doing so, the Supreme Court asserted what we all know to be true: Posting is essential to the survival of the republic. The court ruled that to “foreclose access to social media altogether is to prevent the user from engaging in the legitimate exercise of First Amendment rights.” The court correctly noted that “one of the most important places to exchange views is cyberspace.” In 2. Lester Gerard Packingham was 2. In 2. 01. 0, Packingham posted a Facebook update: “Man God is Good! How about I got so much favor they dismissed the ticket before court even started? No fine, no court cost, no nothing spent. A bunch of news outlets reported that a “breatharian” couple survives on air alone. I’m not wasting my time debunking this shit. Wine is pretty dang delicious on its own, but you can also use it to add flavor to many dishes, from “drunken” pasta to sauces and stews. You might think you can. We’ve seen just about every kind of clever, DIY trick here at Lifehacker, but we’ve seen a lot of stinkers too. We recently stumbled upon an insanely popular. Thanks JESUS!” That post led to a charge and conviction under the state’s law making it a felony for sex offenders to access social networking sites that allow children to create accounts. That law was ruled to be overly broad, barring “access to what for many are the principal sources for knowing current events, checking ads for employment, speaking and listening in the modern public square, and otherwise exploring the vast realms of human thought and knowledge.” Justice Kennedy wrote movingly about the societal value of posting, saying: While we now may be coming to the realization that the Cyber Age is a revolution of historic proportions, we cannot appreciate yet its full dimensions and vast potential to alter how we think, express ourselves, and define who we want to be. And: On Twitter, users can petition their elected representatives and otherwise engage with them in a direct manner. In a unanimous decision today, the Supreme Court struck down a North Carolina law that prevents sex offenders from posting on social media where children might be.
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