Legal Opinion
Free Speech Coal., Inc. v. Sessions
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 21, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 09–4607PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Baylson, District Judge *682TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Litigation History...684
A. The Statutes (enacted 1988 and 2006) and Regulations...684
1. Substantive requirements of the Statutes...684
2. Scope of the statutes...685
3. Criminal penalties imposed by Section 2257 and 2257A...686
B. FSC I: Initial District Court Proceedings (2009-10)...687
C. FSC II: First Appeal to the Third Circuit (2012)...687
D. FSC III: First Remand and Results of Trial (2012-13)...687
1. Trial evidence...688
2. Legal Analysis...688
3. As-applied challenge...689
4. Substantial overbreadth...690
E. FSC IV: Second but Now-Vacated Decision of…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Free Speech Coal., Inc. v. SessionsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2018