The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear an appeal of the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), ending a more than 10-year battle over the statute.
The court rejected the case, Mukasey v. ACLU, without comment.
COPA provides for up to six months in jail, in addition to civil penalties, for those found guilty of posting information online for commercial purposes that's considered harmful to minors. Harmful material, as defined by the bill, includes obscene communications, the depiction of sexual material that could be considered offensive, or material that lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.
Groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) argued that the law criminalized constitutionally protected free speech.
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Looks like freedom of speech wins over the ACLU. I love my Constitution. Keepin' it real.
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