SCOTUS slaps NC Supreme Court, unanimously strikes social media ban
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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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
Read moreNorth Carolina versus First Amendment: SCOTUS to decide
By ANDREW COHEN . . . Lester Gerard Packingham was having a really good day back on April 27, 2010. The North Carolina man had just learned that a traffic
Read moreNARSOL, 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
Read moreForget federalism: NC invites regulatory control over its citizens
By JAMIE MARKHAM . . . Last month the supreme court decided State v. Moir. It is a case about how a state sex crime—namely, indecent liberties with a child—fits
Read moreNC’s new sex offender law is unjust and unconstitutional
By MARK JOSEPH STERN . . . A new sex offender law took effect in North Carolina on Thursday, restricting offenders’ freedom of movement and association by barring them from
Read moreVanderwall puts state on notice over new sex offender law
By REX HODGE . . . A new sex offender ban is now in effect in North Carolina. The new law bans offenders whose victims were under 18, or anyone
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