Supreme Court strikes down sex offender social media ban

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Supreme Court strikes down sex offender social media ban

http://www.kswo.com/story/35695510/supreme-court-strikes-down-sex-offender-social-media-ban

        The Supreme Court has struck down a North Carolina law that
        bars convicted sex offenders from Facebook, Twitter and other
        popular sites.  The justices ruled unanimously Monday in favor
        of North Carolina resident Lester Packingham Jr. His Facebook
        boast about beating a traffic ticket led to his conviction for
        violating a 2008 law aimed at keeping sex offenders off
        internet sites children might use.  The court rejected the
        state's argument that the law deals with the virtual world in
        the same way that states keep sex offenders out of playgrounds
        and other places children visit.

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