Scotus COPA Decision
- ASHCROFT v. ACLU, No. 03-218 (U.S.S.C. 2004): The Court upheld a preliminary injunction barring the enforcement of the Child Online Pornography Act, because the statute likely violates the First Amendment. By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court barred enforcement of a 1998 federal law designed to keep internet pornography away from minors because it likely violates constitutional free-speech rights.
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* Sex E-Mails to Minors Not Shielded by First Amendment:
In a victory for child protection advocates and law enforcement, a state appeals court rejected a first-ever constitutional challenge to the Florida Computer Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act of 1986. Monday's unanimous ruling by the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee holds that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not protect e-mails intended to lure children into illegal sexual activity.* internet privacy decisions
