Barring sex offenders from social media unconstitutional – Supreme Court

‘A North Carolina law banning sex offenders from social media sites accessible by children is unconstitutional, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled.
Lester Gerard Packingham, a registered sex offender, was arrested under the law after posting on social media about defeating a traffic ticket. “No fine. No court costs. No nothing. Praise be to God. Wow. Thanks, Jesus,” he said in the post, according to the Associated Press.
Peckingham made an appeal, which argued that the state law from 2008 violated his First Amendment rights, according to the NY Daily News.
More than 1,000 people have been prosecuted under the law, according to figures cited in the case, The Verge reported.
In the court decision, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote: “A fundamental principal of the first amendment is that all persons have access to places where they can speak and listen, and then, after reflection, speak and listen once more.” Kennedy added that digital spaces, such as Facebook and Twitter, are protected.’
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