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Article: ACLU: New child-porn law won't pass court challenge.
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- The Boston Herald
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- December 9, 1997
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A new law that makes it a felony to possess child pornography was met with ire from civil libertarians yesterday, who said the statute will face constitutional problems.
"Mere possession should not be a crime," said John Roberts, executive director of the Boston branch of the American Civil Liberties Union.
"This law really sweeps too far, and from an ACLU point of view, this really gets into areas that we believe are protected by the First Amendment," Roberts added.
The law was officially signed by acting Gov. Paul Cellucci at a ceremony yesterday. Under the statute, individuals who are caught with any visual or computer image of a child under ...