Can states criminalize posting ‘personal or sexual information’ about minors ‘with the intent to torment’?

The Volokh Conspiracy 2016-02-08

Summary:

On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the North Carolina Supreme Court will hear State v. Bishop, a facial challenge to North Carolina’s “cyberbullying” statute, which bans, among other things, posting “private, personal, or sexual information pertaining to a minor” with “the intent to intimidate or torment a minor.” You can read the North Carolina Court of Appeals decision, […]

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Tags:

"bullying" and "harassment" bans

Authors:

Eugene Volokh

Date tagged:

02/08/2016, 10:32

Date published:

02/08/2016, 09:13