First it was not uncommon for judges in individual cases to make as a condition of pre-trial release or probation that sex offenders use of the Internet be restricted. Then came statutory bans that not infrequently were written very broadly. Now a  unanimous three-judge Seventh Circuit panel declares unconstitutional a recent Indiana statute prohibiting most registered sex offenders from using social networking web sites, instant messaging services, and chat programs.

You can read the opinion here.