Roe v. Meese

OPINION AND ORDER

LOWE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Jane Roe, John Doe, Inc., and the Consenting Adults Telephone Rights Association challenge the constitutionality of 47 U.S.C. § 223(b), as amended by the “Telephone Decency Act” earlier this year. The amended statute bans “indecent” and “obscene” interstate telephone communications for commercial purposes. The plaintiffs are engaged in the business of providing live telephone conversations that are paid for in advance by credit card. These conversations are generally, at least in part, sexual in nature.

Plaintiffs request that this Court…