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The Supreme Court made it harder for states to ban sex offenders from social media. Here’s why

  • Written by Melissa Hamilton, Senior Lecturer of Law & Criminology, University of Houston
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Until recently, North Carolina law prohibited registered sex offenders from using various social media sites, such as Snapchat, Twitter and LinkedIn.

In June, a landmark Supreme court decision in Packingham v. North Carolina overturned that law.

The result is important for two reasons. One, the court addressed the role...

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