From Illinois Voices: update on Illinois vagueness lawsuit

Here’s an update on the vagueness lawsuit that challenges some of the presence restrictions in Illinois — I figured it would interest all of you in how the Packingham case could influence cases across the country:

One of our partner attorneys appeared this morning in front of Judge Norgle.  The judge told him and the opposing counsel that he is waiting to rule on the state’s motion to dismiss until he sees how the US Supreme Court rules on the Packingham case.  We aren’t clear why he is waiting on the Packingham decision since it deals exclusively with first amendment issues and has nothing to do with presence restrictions or vagueness.  The good news is that this judge has a tendency to promptly dismiss civil rights cases and he has not done so yet in this case.  It seems that the only thing in common with the Packingham case is the fact that the social media restriction in North Carolina is being challenged as not being narrowly tailored.

The lawsuit is posted here under the link “Lawsuit challenging vague laws” (filed 5/2/16):
http://www.ilvoices.com/legal.html
You can also see the state’s motion to dismiss the suit as well as our attorney’s response to that motion.

Illinois Voices for Reform, Inc.