American Booksellers Ass'n, Inc. v. Webb

ORDER

SHOOB, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This case presents a conflict between one of society’s most cherished rights — freedom of expression — and one of government’s most profound obligations — the protection of minors. Seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, plaintiffs 1 challenge a Georgia statute, O.C.G.A. §§ 16-12-102— 16-12-104 (the “Act”), 2 that, inter alia, makes it a criminal offense to sell to minors or to display in a place accessible to minors any material deemed “harmful to minors” under the Act. In contrast to Georgia’s obscenity statute, O.C.G.A. § 16-12-80, 3 which…