Year: 1997
Result: 9-0 ACLU won
Constitutional Issue: 1st amendment
Right or Liberty: Liberty
Significance: Communications Decency Act violated the 1st amendment because it was too broad.
Quote: "At issue is the constitutionality of two statutory provisions enacted to protect minors from "indecent" and "patently offensive" communications on the Internet. Notwithstanding the legitimacy and importance of the congressional goal of protecting children from harmful materials, we agree with the three-judge District Court that the statute abridges "the freedom of speech" protected by the First Amendment."
Summary: Communications Decency act is too broad
No comments:
Post a Comment