Legal Opinion
PSINet, Inc. v. Chapman
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided October 11, 2001No. 3:99CV00111PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MICHAEL, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiffs move for summary judgement in this action for an injunction against enforcement of Va.Code Ann. Section 18.2-391 (Michie Supp.1999) (amended 2000), which criminalizes the dissemination by computer of material that is harmful to minors. ■ This court has already issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of section 18.2-391, and in so doing concluded that the plaintiffs had demonstrated that they were likely to succeed on the merits of their claim that section 18.2-391 violated the First Amendment and the Commerce Clause…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ginsberg v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by14 opinions
- American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression v. DeanDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 2002
- American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression v. StricklandDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2007
- PSINet, Inc. v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- Psinet, Incorporated v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- Southeast Booksellers Ass'n v. McMasterDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2005
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