Supreme Court Says Internet Porn Law Not Too Broad

James Nimmo sent over This One that says by an 8-1 vote The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a federal law that makes it a crime to put on the Internet sexually explicit material that can be viewed by minors was not unconstitutional just because it relied on community standards.


Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the majority that reliance on community standards to identify material harmful to minors does not by itself render the law too broad under the First Amendment.


In dissent, Justice John Paul Stevens said community standards would not work in cyberspace. He said \”the community that wishes to live without certain material not only rids itself, but the entire Internet of the offending speech.\”

May 13, 2002 by Uncategorized 0

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