Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union
2002 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the similarly named 2004 case dealing with electronic privacy, see American Civil Liberties Union v. Ashcroft.
Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union, 535 U.S. 564 (2002), followed by 542 U.S. 656 (2004), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court, ruling that the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) was unconstitutional as a violation of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech.[1]
Quick Facts Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union, Argued November 28, 2001 Decided May 13, 2002 ...
Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union | |
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Argued November 28, 2001 Decided May 13, 2002 | |
Full case name | John Ashcroft, Attorney General v. American Civil Liberties Union, et al. |
Citations | 535 U.S. 564 (more) 122 S. Ct. 1700; 152 L. Ed. 2d 771; 70 U.S.L.W. 4381; 30 Media L. Rep. 1801; 2002 Cal. Daily Op. Service 4057; 2002 Daily Journal DAR 5183; 15 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 256 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | American Civil Liberties Union v. Reno, 31 F. Supp. 2d 473 (E.D. Pa. 1999); affirmed, 217 F.3d 162 (3d Cir. 2000); cert. granted, 532 U.S. 1037 (2001). |
Subsequent | On remand, American Civil Liberties Union v. Ashcroft, 322 F.3d 240 (3d Cir. 2003); affirmed, 542 U.S. 656 (2004). |
Holding | |
The Child Online Protection Act's reliance on community standards to identify what material "is harmful to minors" may make the statute unconstitutional, but community standards need further definition. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Dissent | Stevens |
Laws applied | |
Child Online Protection Act; U.S. Const. amend. I |
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