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Packingham v. North Carolina, No. 15-1194 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1730) (June 19, 2017) (Justice Kennedy)

Loaded on June 26, 2017 published in Punch and Jurists June 26, 2017
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In this decision, “one of the first . . . to address the relationship between the First Amendment and the modern Internet,” the Supreme Court held that laws that bar sex offenders from using social media websites, like Facebook and Twitter, are unconstitutional because they prevent the user “from engaging ...

 

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  1. Kokesh v. S.E.C., No. 16-529 (U.S. Supreme Court) (581 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1635) (June 5, 2017) (Justice Sotomayor)
  2. Honeycutt v. U.S., No. 16-142 (U.S. Supreme Court) (581 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1626) (June 5, 2017) (Justice Sotomayor)
  3. Weaver v. Massachusetts, No. 16-240 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1899) (June 22, 2017) (Justice Kennedy)
  4. Lee v. U.S., No. 16-327 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1958) (June 23, 2017) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
  5. Ziglar v. Abbasi, No. 15-1358 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1843) (June 19, 2017) (Justice Kennedy)
  6. Packingham v. North Carolina, No. 15-1194 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1730) (June 19, 2017) (Justice Kennedy)
  7. Buck v. Davis, No. 15-8049 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 759) (February 22, 2017) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)

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