An hour. Bout chief Justice Roberts well hear argument first this morning in case 151194, packingham v. North carolina. Mr. Goldberg. Mr. Goldberg mr. Chief justice, and may it please the court. There are three principal features of North Carolinas law that make it a stark abridgement of the freedom of speech. First, section 202. 5 reaches vast swaths of core First Amendment activity that is totally unrelated to the governments preventative purpose. Mr. Packingham is not accused of communicating with or viewing the profile of a minor. He violated section 202. 5 by speaking to his friends and family about his experience in traffic court. And if today he were to view or respond to any of the thousands of twitter messages about his case in this court, that would be a felony. Second, the law does not operate in some sleepy First Amendment quarter. It operates and forbids speech on the very platforms on which americans today are most likely to communicate, to organize for social change, and
Communicating with or viewing the profile of a minor. He violated section 2. 5 by speaking. His friends and family about his experience in traffic court. If today he would to view or respond to any of the thousands of twitter messages about his case in this court that would be a felony. Second, the lot does not operate in some sleepy First Amendment corner. It operates in freespeech on the platforms of which America Today are most likely to communicate, to organize for social change and to petition their government. Third, section is a criminal law and imposes punishment for protective First Amendment activity without any regard to individual culpability or lack of culpability. Of the state imposes restriction as a condition of payroll. Your honor, i think, they have much more authority to impose conditional parole and states do this all the time. They limit peoples First Amendment rights and if you had something that was is seen as this for life for anybody who committed a offense,. J
Created by americas top Cable Television companies and brought you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. And now we are live on book tv with author and legal analyst Jeffery Toobin. He joins us on our indepth program for the next three hours to talk about his book and to answer your questions. Mister Jeffery Toobin is the author of many books including the old too close to call in his most recent, american heiress area. Toobin, welcome to cspan2s in depth. The authors of seven books and counting including your most recent book american heiress, wild side of the kidnapping, crimes and trial of patty hearst and i want to begin where you end the book. Youwrote this without her cooperation. I did quite how was that . Guest there were several things different about this book then my other book. This is the first book ive written that was really atthe border of journalism in history. All the other books that i wrote, i had sort of covered the underlying story in real time
I decided that maybe my life was not going to consist of getting married and having children and oh brain that life should be thinking about. To give my step in expanding my own horizons, i can say thats one book that totally changed my way of thinking about myself here can see that book tv once to know what you are reading this summer. Treatise here answer at book tv or posted on our facebook page. Cspan, crete about americas cabletelevision companies and brought to you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. C1 Jeffrey Toobin, welcome to cspan to indepth. The author of indepth and counting . Host including your most recent book, american heiress the wild saga of the kidnapping, crimes and trial of patty hearst. I want to begin where you in the book. You wrote this without her cooperation. Guest i did and there were several things different in my other books. This was the first bookk i had written that was really the border of journalism in history. All of the other b
They only had one suspect theyd in tell the American People the rose and others suspect and chairman dempsey and general clapper head of the director of National Intelligence had both told the president they couldnt be sure they had a case against him that it is not a slam dunk for what we know to be in the arsenal so i dont like not telling the truth the reason why what he may not have done i dont know why gsa the story is told by the white house is like liable you cannot get too close in Congress Today he is hated like hiller. I will take a second to say he is fighting a lifeanddeath more if those isis people get in power he and his wife and children will be hung up like mussolini in the square yes uses beryl bombs but i know a country that use that for seven years in which our National Security was not at stake. It was as. And no we use it because it is cheaper a barrel bob is 63 gallons and it is cheaper than to drop of 500pound bomb. At first we did i wonder about al gore morality