Net porn ban faces another legal setback

NET PORN BAN FACES ANOTHER LEGAL SETBACK
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Declan McCullagh]
Congress' efforts to muzzle pornography on the Web were dealt another serious setback on Thursday, when a federal judge ruled a 1998 law was unconstitutional and violated Americans' First Amendment rights. U.S. District Judge Lowell Reed in Philadelphia permanently barred prosecutors from enforcing the Child Online Protection Act, or COPA, saying it was overly broad and would undoubtedly "chill a substantial amount of constitutionally protected speech for adults." The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.
http://news.com.com/Judge+rules+COPA+unconstitutional/2100-1030_3-616962...

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