Justice Breyer: You’re going to have everybody convicted . . . not being able . . . to discuss anything

By SANDY . . . “There are three principal features of North Carolina’s law that make it a stark abridgment of the Freedom of Speech.” These words, spoken by attorney

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

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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4th Circuit to NC: Got some statistical evidence? Anything? Hello? You there?

By DAVID POST . . . In an important decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on Wednesday struck down [Doe v. Cooper — opinion posted here]

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UPDATE: SCOTUS grants cert; will hear NC Facebook case

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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Federal judiciary finally sees light: Restrictions are punishment

By DAVID POST . . . I wanted to add a few words to co-blogger Jonathan Adler’s posting about the recent 6th Circuit decision in Doe v. Snyder, in which

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