U.S. Courts Split on Internet Bans

January 12th, 2010 admin

A federal appeals court is reversing a lifetime internet ban imposed on a child sex offender also handed a 15-year prison term. The outcome highlights the appellate courts are all over the map when it comes to internet bans often imposed on defendants, especially sex deviants, once they have served their time. What’s more, the courts appear to be accepting the internet as a basic freedom to which convicts, even the worst of the worst, usually should not be denied permanent access. The latest decision concerning internet bans comes as the Motion Picture Association of America and others are lobbying Congress to “encourage&#…


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