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The King's English v.
Shurtleff Summary: This case is a challenge to Utah law that would bar access to certain websites.
Documents: History: On June 9, 2005, citing free speech and interstate commerce violations, a broadly-based group of Utah bookstores, artistic and informative websites, Internet service providers and national trade associations filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Utah law meant to restrict children’s access to material on the Internet. The law would do so by creating a list of websites the Attorney General's office deems to be including harmful material, and, due to the nature of the blocking, ISPs would sometimes be required to restrict access to websites that are not included in the list. On August 25, 2006, U.S. District Court
Judge Dee Benson issued a preliminary
injunction blocking enforcement of the law. On July 28, 2008, Judge Benson heard the plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration. Attorneys for the plaintiffs asked the court to reconsider its previous dismissal of certain claims and parties. Benson will issue a written decision on the motion at a later point.
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