Legal Opinion
Shea on Behalf of American Reporter v. Reno
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 29, 1996No. 96 Civ. 0976 (DLC)PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jośe A. CAJBRANES, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff, an editor, publisher, and part-owner of a newspaper distributed exclusively through electronic means, brings this First Amendment challenge to § 223(d) of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (“CDA”) criminalizing the use of interactive computer services to display “patently offensive” sexually explicit material such that it is available to persons under the age of eighteen. The plaintiff seeks a preliminary injunction barring application of the section. The three-judge panel, appointed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2284, held that: (1) the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by25 opinions
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