Packingham v. North Carolina Oral Argument
2017-03-03T23:14:50-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTY3XC8yMDE3MDMwMzIzMTUyMDAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Packingham v. North Carolina, a case questioning whether a North Carolina law banning registered sex offenders from using social media violates First Amendment free speech rights. In 2002 Lester Packingham pled guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl.when he was a 21-year-old college student. He received a suspended sentence, two years probation, and had to register as a sex offender. Packingham had a clean record until he was arrested in 2010 for celebrating the dismissal of a parking ticket by thanking God on his Facebook page. In North Carolina it is a felony for registered sex offenders to “access” any social networking website not restricted to adults, which includes Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
On June 19, 2017, the court unanimously ruled the law violates First Amendment free speech rights.
On June 19, 2017, the court unanimously ruled the law violates First Amendment free speech rights.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Packingham v. North Carolina, a case questioning whether a North Carolina law banning registered se… read more
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Packingham v. North Carolina, a case questioning whether a North Carolina law banning registered sex offenders from using social media violates First Amendment free speech rights. In 2002 Lester Packingham pled guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl.when he was a 21-year-old college student. He received a suspended sentence, two years probation, and had to register as a sex offender. Packingham had a clean record until he was arrested in 2010 for celebrating the dismissal of a parking ticket by thanking God on his Facebook page. In North Carolina it is a felony for registered sex offenders to “access” any social networking website not restricted to adults, which includes Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
On June 19, 2017, the court unanimously ruled the law violates First Amendment free speech rights. close
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