Supreme Court Considers Child Pornography Law

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a case that hinges on the constitutionality of a federal child pornography law. Specifically, the Court will decide whether certain provisions of the 2003 PROTECT Act are overly vague and/or impermissibly vague in violation of First Amendment free speech guarantees. The Associated Press reports that "opponents of the provision of the 2003 federal law that sets a five-year mandatory prison term for promoting child porn have said that movies that depict adolescent sex could fall under the law."

• Associated Press: Court Reviews Child Pornography Law
• PROTECT Act Fact Sheet (U.S. Department of Justice)
• First Amendment (FindLaw)
• The Internet and the Law (FindLaw)
• Spotlight: U.S. Supreme Court (FindLaw)