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Reno V. Case Study
RENO v. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION US Supreme Court, 1997
1. Claim:
Attorney General Janet Reno, the appellant appealed directly to the Supreme Court as provided for by the Act's special review provisions against the appellee, ACLU.
2. Facts:
The 1996 Federal Communications Decency Act sought to protect minors from “indecent” and offensive Internet materials. The Act made it a crime to transmit obscene or indecent messages over the Internet. Immediately after the CDA became law, twenty parties filed suit.
3. Issue(s):
• Does the 1996 Communications Decency Act violate the First and Fifth Amendments of the Constitution by being vague in its definition of the types of Internet communications and if it is unlawful?
4. Decision:
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