Judges end porn trial on skeptical note

Judges end porn trial on skeptical note
Reuters via CNN ^ | 4/5/02 | Reuters

Posted on 04/05/2002 8:58:09 AM PST by NormsRevenge

Edited on 04/29/2004 2:00:22 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -- A two-week federal trial to determine how far the government can go to protect children from pornography on library computers ended on Thursday with judges openly concerned about whether the latest online smut law from Congress infringes on free-speech rights.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; judges; porntrial; skeptical

But even the government's attorneys concede that no product on the $250 million filtering software market can screen out objectionable Web sites without also blocking constitutionally protected sites including those of Sports Illustrated, Planned Parenthood and Salon.com.

BUT ... IT's For The Children, REMEMBER?

1 posted on 04/05/2002 8:58:09 AM PST by NormsRevenge

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