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Josh Duggar, the former reality TV star convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography in December 2021, has filed a new motion in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas seeking to vacate his conviction. The filing, submitted on Tuesday, argues that recent developments in digital privacy law and public legal discourse warrant a reevaluation of the evidence used against him. Duggar’s defense contends that evolving interpretations of Fourth Amendment protections—especially concerning how forensic digital evidence is gathered and handled—could undermine the legality of the search that uncovered illicit material on his work computer.
Central to the motion is an assertion that the initial trial improperly relied on narrative-based prosecution, which highlighted Duggar’s prior admissions of molesting minors to bolster the case against him. While previous appeals have failed, defense attorneys now point to recent Supreme Court rulings—such as Carpenter v. United States—and academic critiques of law enforcement’s digital search protocols as grounds to challenge the admissibility of their client’s computer records. Although no new documents or witnesses are introduced, Duggar’s team aims to reframe existing evidence under these modern legal theories.
Reaction to Duggar’s renewed bid has been swift and polarized. Supporters laud the motion as a necessary fight for digital privacy rights, whereas victim advocates warn that it risks retraumatizing survivors and undermining faith in the justice system. Legal analysts caution that overturning a federal conviction on such arguments is highly unlikely given prior rulings upholding the search’s legality. Nonetheless, Duggar’s lawyers hope the growing judicial scrutiny of digital evidence procedures might create enough doubt to push the courts toward reconsideration.