Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition

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Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition (2002) was argued before the United States Supreme Court on October 30, 2001 and was decided on April 16, 2002. The case dealt with the constitutionality of the provisions in the Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 (CPPA) that prohibit any depiction that "is, or appears to be, of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct," and any sexually explicit image that depicts "a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct." The Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry, alleged that the provisions were too broad and prohibited what was not considered obscene under Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15. In a 6-3 opinion, the Court decided that the two above provisions were unconstitutional because they abriged "the freedom to engage in a substantial amount of lawful speech."

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases

External links

• Oyez abstract
• Audios of the argument and the opinion
• Text of decision

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