NeonWizard Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday barred prosecutors from filing criminal cases under a federal law designed to restrict Internet pornography, concluding that enforcement could violate Americans' free-speech rights. The 5-4 ruling upheld an appeals court injunction preventing the Department of Justice from enforcing the Child Online Protection Act, or COPA, until a full trial takes place. COPA restricts sexually explicit material deemed "harmful to minors" that appears on commercial Web sites, and it includes civil and criminal penalties. Tuesday's decision effectively forwards COPA to a Philadelphia court for additional proceedings, including a full trial. The Bush administration signaled that it would continue to defend the law. "Congress has repeatedly attempted to address this serious need, and the court yet again opposed these common-sense measures to protect America's children," the Justice Department said in a statement. "The department will continue to work to defend children from the dangerous predators who lurk in the dark shadows of the World Wide Web." Read Article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Bloody idiots. ''protect America's children'' that would just piss em off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 You cannot :censored: yourself with pictures of George Bush.I know I can't.Sorry for being rude, delete this if you see fit. :whistling: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Isn't this just typical of the dollar worship in the States? Someone is making money out of this exploitation so it would be wrong to stop it. The dollar rules everything in the States, including common sense and decency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Isn't this just typical of the dollar worship in the States? Someone is making money out of this exploitation so it would be wrong to stop it. The dollar rules everything in the States, including common sense and decency.Right on andsome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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