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Cato Weekly Podcast • December 30, 2016 

# Sex Offender Registries at the High Court 

What are the constitutional issues raised when a government can put someone, even a registered sex offender, behind bars simply for making use of social media? David Post comments on the [*Packingham*](https://www.cato.org/publications/legal-briefs/packingham-v-north-carolina) case that goes before the Supreme Court next year.

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##### [David G. Post](/people/david-post)

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute