Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in context of revocation of Supervised Release, reversed imposition of lifetime internet use ban.
United States v. Holena (3rd Cir. 2018)
Posted: December 19, 2018
Weida v. State (Ind. 2018)
Posted: December 19, 2018
Indiana Supreme Court holding that requirement that person on supervision for sex offense obtain approval from probation officer to access internet was unreasonable.
Delgado v. Swearingen (N.D. Fla. 2018)
Posted: November 26, 2018
District Court for the Northern District of Florida held, in context of civil rights lawsuit under First and Fourteenth Amendments, that Florida statutes requiring those on sex offense registry provide internet identifiers to authorities was constitutional, though enjoined FDLE from public disclosure.
People v. Ellis (N.Y. 2019)
Posted: September 26, 2018
New York Court of Appeals reversing decision of a trial court in refusing to dismiss an indictment charging Appellant with violating New York's e-stop law for failing to disclose a Facebook account.
Doe v. Tilley (E.D. Ky. 2017)
Posted: October 27, 2017
Federal civil rights lawsuit striking down Kentucky state social media ban and internet identifier registration requirements.
United States v. Malenya (D.C. Cir. 2013)
Posted: October 27, 2017
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion reversing imposition of conditions of supervised release which, amongst others, prohibited defendant from using or possessing a computer or accessing any online service without prior approval.
State v. Cornell (Vt. 2016)
Posted: October 27, 2017
Vermont Supreme Court reversal finding varied conditions of probation were overbroad and invalid.
J.I. v. New Jersey State Parole Board (N.J. 2017)
Posted: October 27, 2017
New Jersey Supreme Court reversal of parole boards imposition of condition that registrant was banned from using internet-capable devices.
Packingham v. North Carolina (US 2017)
Posted: July 20, 2017
US Supreme Court decision declaring unconstitutional social media ban targeting people listed on sex offense registry.