Pete File Case Summary

In a hypothetical scenario, Pete File lives in a fictional state of Lake Forest, where a law exists that prevents a sex offender, such as Pete, from using social media that a minor may access. This situation is about Pete’s use of social media in opposition to the law. The law prohibits registered sex offenders from using social media. The purpose of the law is to prevent communication between sex offenders and minors. This is to help preserve the safety of the minors. Pete File’s communication in this scenario is unrelated to the communication the law intended to prevent.
The scenario deals with the complete restriction on social media for sex offenders. The right to free speech is under the first amendment, and a case against the law can be made using that amendment. The search and seizure clause, which protects against …show more content…
This case deals with public benefit law, as the law intends to improve the safety of minors. It deals with rights of the sex offenders, and it deals with constitutional law as the rights involved are given under the constitution. When it comes to rights, it is the governments job to handle them. Rights are things that people are entitled to, such as the right to free speech, the right to a fair trial, and the right to no cruel or unusual punishment. Because the issues here revolve around first and fourth amendment rights, this case is about constitutional law, and the main question is whether protecting the safety of a minor is worth restricting the constitutional rights of a sex offender. Criminal law is involved, as the case deals with the punishing of an anti-social action. Criminal law deals with the punishment of antisocial behaviors. It can be in the form of a fine, imprisonment, or a task or action a party must perform. For someone to be convicted of a crime, there must be a mens rea, guilty mind, i.e. intention to an antisocial action, and an actus reus, guilty action, which is the antisocial