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Article: Child pornography ruling affirmed; Supreme Court says strict law does not threaten free speech.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- May 20, 2008
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Byline: MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court says even in the no-holds-barred world of the Internet, some limits on speech are needed in the fight against online child pornography.
A federal provision upheld by the court Monday imposes a mandatory five-year prison term on people convicted of promoting child porn, and it doesn't run afoul of First Amendment free-speech rights, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the court.
The law applies to "offers to provide or requests to obtain child pornography," Scalia said. It does not require that someone actually possess child pornography.
In their 7-2 ruling, the ...