Posted by Jonathan Adler: Animal Cruelty and the First Amendment: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_12_14-2008_12_20.shtml#1229538690
Are depictions of animal cruelty protected by the First Amendment? In July, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held they are in a 10-3 en banc decision in [1]U.S. v. Stevens. The decision, which Eugene blogged about [2]here, struck down the federal law prohibiting the production, sale, and possession of depictions of "animal cruelty." Now it looks like the case may go up, as the Solicitor General has [3]filed a petition for cretiorari in the case. Because the Court usually agrees to review decisions striking down federal statutes, I would think the chances for certiorari are pretty good. References 1. http://volokh.com/posts/1216416918.shtml 2. http://volokh.com/posts/1216416918.shtml 3. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08352/935594-85.stm _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
