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City of Petersburg, Virginia Police Social Media Policy Unconstitutional

Liverman v. City of Petersburg. Late last year (I know; I’m way behind), the Fourth Circuit struck down the unconstitutional social media policy of the City of Petersburg Bureau of Police. The policy prohibited sharing information that would discredit or reflect poorly on the department or any other city department or employee. The policy said: …

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North Carolina Supreme Court upholds law prohibiting registered sex offenders from accessing a social networking site

State v. Packingham. This opinion just broke. More analysis to come. For now, here are a few nuggets: N.C.G.S. § 14-202.5 bans use of commercial social networking Web sites by registered sex offenders. Defendant, a registered sex offender, had a Facebook account. The case went to trial and, after considering evidence that defendant maintained a …

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