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Court: Indiana's Ban on Sex Offenders Using Facebook Unconstitutional

The law that bans sex offenders from using sites they know allow access to youths under the age of 18 is too broad, a three-judge federal appeals court determined, and “prohibits substantial protected speech.”

The law that bans sex offenders from using sites they know allow access to youths under the age of 18 is too broad, a three-judge federal appeals court determined, and “prohibits substantial protected speech.”

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.