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Federal Obscenity Rule Nixed In Internet Porn Case

Posted by timothy on from the this-sounds-ripe-for-ussc dept.

CaptainEbo writes "A court has declared the federal anti-obscenity law unconstitutional in a criminal case against an Internet porn distributor: 'We find that the federal obscenity statutes burden an individual's fundamental right to possess, read, observe, and think about what he chooses in the privacy of his own home by completely banning the distribution of obscene materials.' The court's decision rested in part on Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court case striking down anti-sodomy laws. Under Lawrence, said the court, 'upholding the public sense of morality is not even a legitimate state interest.'"

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  1. About time. by halcyon1234 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Bring on the assfucking! Yeehaw!

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  2. Re:about time by defile · · Score: 0, Troll

    However, labelling cars is not helpful and it is a serious public health risk to have unqualified drivers on the road.

    Licenses don't do anything to keep incompetent people from driving. What they are great at, though, is giving police a great excuse to pull over black people that make the mistake of wandering into a white neighborhood.

  3. Re:Faggots are ruining this country. by randallpowell · · Score: 0, Troll

    I agree. Next election, vote Democrat and let's get this nation straight.

  4. Re:about time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Fuck you!

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