Legal Opinion
United States v. American Library Assn., Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 23, 2003No. 02-361PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist, joined by Justice O’Con-nor, Justice Scalia, and Justice Thomas
To address the problems associated with the availability of Internet pornography in public libraries, Congress enacted *199the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), 114 Stat. 2763A-335. Under CIPA, a public library may not receive federal assistance to provide Internet access unless it installs software to block images that constitute obscenity or child pornography, and to prevent minors from obtaining access to material that is harmful to them. The District Court held these provisions facially invalid on the ground that they induce public libraries to violate patrons’ First Amendment…
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