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| | | United States v. Williams (docket #: 06-694) (2008)
[Findlaw]
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Secondary Link
| United States v. Williams
[Legal Information Institute]
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Argument Date
| 10/30/2007 |
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Decided
| 05/19/2008 |
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Supreme Court Vote
| 7-2 |
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Supreme Court Ruling
| Reversed. First Amendment claim denied. |
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| | | Issue | The PROTECT ACT prohibits "knowingly advertis[ing], promot[ing], present[ing], distribut[ing], or solicit[ing] any material or purported material in a manner that reflects the belief, or that is intended to cause another to believe, that the material or purported material is illegal child pornography." Whether that section of the Act is overly broad and impermissibly vague, and thus facially unconstitutional. | |
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Majority Opinion
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Scalia, J. |
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Concurring Opinion
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Stevens, J. (joined by Breyer, J.) |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Souter, J. (joined by Ginsburg, J.) |
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Certiorari Granted
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03/26/2007 |
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Lower Court
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11th Circuit |
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Lower Court Ruling
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First Amendment claim susitained |
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Oral Arguments
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transcript
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| Lawyers |
Paul Clement (U.S. Solicitor General)
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Gene C. Schaerr (Lighted Candle Society and Family Leader Foundation)
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Jay Alan Sekulow (American Center for Law and Justice)
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Michael Bamberger (American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression)
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