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N.C. cyberbullying statute is unconstitutional – N.C. Supreme Court

By / June 14, 2016

State v. Bishop. According to a North Carolina Supreme Court opinion handed down last week, the state’s anti-cyberbullying statute is unconstitutional under the First Amendment. N.C.G.S. § 14-458.1 makes it “unlawful for any person to use a computer or computer network to . . . [p]ost or encourage others to post on the Internet private, personal, or sexual information …

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Norfolk VA former sign ordinance unconstitutional under First Amendment – Fourth Circuit

By / February 8, 2016

Central Radio Company, Inc. v. Norfolk. Central radio sued Norfolk, Virginia, over its sign ordinance, alleging that it violated the First and Fourteenth amendments. For background, the city’s Redevelopment and Housing Authority started condemnation proceedings against Central Radio in 2010. In 2012, while an appeal in that proceeding was pending, the company put a banner …

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