--- title: "Packingham v. North Carolina" citation: "582 U.S. 98 (2017)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-PACKINGHAM-582-US-98" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-1194_08l1.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-PACKINGHAM-582-US-98/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Packingham v. North Carolina ## Holding or rule used A broad state post-sentence social-media ban violated the First Amendment; the case did not decide a federal supervised-release condition. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition and express limitations in the linked canonical modules. Offense, judgment, term, condition, jurisdiction, violation record, circuit law, and requested relief remain separate. ## Official source and pinpoints 582 U.S. 98 (2017), 582 U.S. 104–10: ## Used in - [Constitutional Conditions, Delegation, and Reentry Remedies](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/90-supervised-release-and-reentry/constitutional-conditions-delegation-and-reentry-remedies.md)