Robin Vander Wall

The ladies of “The View” need glasses . . . and brains

September 25, 2017August 2, 2019 Robin Vander Wall 8271 Views 1 Comment fake news, false facts, hollywood media, recidivism, sex offenders, statistical falsity, the view

By ROBIN and SANDY . . . On “The View,” September 25, program regular Sunny Hostin said, in response to the announcement that Anthony Weiner had been sentenced to 21 months

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Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald suggests 24-hour registration window

July 17, 2017August 2, 2019 Robin Vander Wall 14132 Views 3 Comments fake news, fear mongering, hysteria, journalism, newspapers, north carolina, registration, roanoke daily herald, sex offender registry, sex offenders

By ROBIN VANDERWALL . . . In one of the most poorly cobbled epistles of opinion these eyes have beheld, the Roanoke Rapid Daily Herald‘s editorial staff has decided that

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SCOTUS slaps NC Supreme Court, unanimously strikes social media ban

June 19, 2017August 2, 2019 Robin Vander Wall 14788 Views 6 Comments Facebook, First Amendment, free expression, free speech, north carolina, packingham, sex offenders, social media bans, supreme court, twitter

By ROBIN VANDERWALL . . . In a broadly worded opinion penned by Justice Kennedy, a unanimous Supreme Court has closed the door on laws restricting access to the internet

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NARSOL, NCRSOL file suit challenging NC’s sex offender registry

January 23, 2017August 2, 2019 Robin Vander Wall 57480 Views 33 Comments federal district court, First Amendment, lawsuit, north carolina, premises, residency, restrictions, sex offender registry, sex offenders, social media

Raleigh, North Carolina . . . The National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) and its North Carolina affiliate, NCRSOL, have filed a federal civil rights action challenging the

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Too little, too late from the Wilson Times editorial board

November 12, 2016August 2, 2019 Robin Vander Wall 14939 Views 4 Comments bob edmunds, certiorari, eugene volokh, Facebook, First Amendment, fundamental rights, nc legislature, NC supreme court, packingham, SCOTUS, sex offender registries, sex offenders, social media, US supreme court, wilson times

By ROBIN VANDERWALL . . . While we’re happy to see that the editors at The Wilson Times understand the danger of legislative overreach when it comes to First Amendment

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UPDATE: SCOTUS grants cert; will hear NC Facebook case

October 28, 2016August 2, 2019 Robin Vander Wall 19251 Views 4 Comments constitutional rights, Facebook, First Amendment, free expression, free speech, justice bob edmunds, justice robin hudson, NC supreme court, packingam v north carolina, petitions, SCOTUS, social media, US supreme court, writ of certiorarI

By ROBIN VANDERWALL . . . The United States Supreme Court has accepted the petition for a writ of certiorari from Lester Gerard Packingham who was arrested in 2012 for

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Pokémon Go pedo pervs? Hocus pocus hogwash

August 5, 2016August 2, 2019 Robin Vander Wall 7161 Views 0 Comments cuomo, First Amendment, free expression, gaming, gaming apps, new york, pokemon, pokemon go, presence restrictions, proximity restrictions, sex offenders

By SANDY ROZEK & ROBIN VANDERWALL . . . The Pokémon Go craze is sweeping the nation and beyond, sending young people scurrying through the streets, phones in hand, frantically