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Injunction Issued Against Utah Internet Censorship Law

Via The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT).

A federal court in Utah has blocked enforcement of an Internet censorship bill that CDT, the American Civil Liberties Union, and a broad coalition of bookstores, independent artists and ISPs challenged as unconstitutional in 2005. The court entered a stipulated preliminary injunction that prevents the enforcement of statutory provisions amended by Utah House Bill 260 (including a vague "harmful-to-minors" provision as it might apply to Internet communications).

The lawsuit argues that H.B. 260 is unconstitutional under the First Amendment and the Commerce Clause. The law would force web sites to remove lawful content from the Internet or face prosecution. It would also require ISPs to block access to adult sites in such a way that many innocent sites would likely also be blocked.

posted by Fergie @ 8/29/2006 10:07:00 AM