Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Sex Offender Social Media Ban

Mealey's (October 31, 2016, 1:05 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its Oct. 28 order list, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to a registered sex offender who asserts that a North Carolina sex offender registry law’s prohibition on access to social networking websites constitutes a violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Lester Gerard Packingham v. State of North Carolina, No. 15-1194, U.S. Sup.)....