Wisconsin Assembly Bill 462 and Senate Bill 367
Wisconsin A.B. 462 and S.B. 367 would make it a crime to disseminate a nude or partially nude image of an adult without the consent of the person depicted.
Category: 2014
Ohio House Bill 74
Ohio H.B. 74 would criminalize speech that causes emotional distress to another person or a person’s family member.
Antigone Books v. Brnovich
The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona permanently ordered state prosecutors to halt enforcement of a law that criminalizes the distribution of a nude photo without the consent of the person depicted. The order approved a joint final settlement between the parties.
Press Release: Judge Halts Enforcement of Unconstitutional Nude Photo Law in Arizona
A federal court today permanently ordered Arizona state prosecutors to halt enforcement of a 2014 law restricting the display of nude images.
Press Release: Prosecutors Will Not Enforce Arizona Anti-Nudity Law Pending Legislative Session, Lawsuit on Hold
CONTACT: David Horowitz, Media Coalition | 212-587-4025 x3 | horowitz@mediacoalition.org Josh Bell, ACLU national | 212-549-2666 | media@aclu.org Steve Kilar, ACLU of Arizona | 602-773-6007 | skilar@acluaz.org FOR...
Pennsylvania House Bill 2533 and Senate Bill 508
Pennsylvania H.B. 2533 and S.B. 508 would allow a victim of a personal injury crime to bring a civil action against any offender to obtain injunctive relief for “conduct which perpetuates the continuing effect of the crime on the victim.”
Antigone Books v. Horne: Frequently Asked Questions
Some of our members, media organizations and local booksellers have filed a lawsuit challenging Arizona House Bill 2515, a law that criminalizes the distribution or disclosure of nude images without the consent of the person in the image. The lawsuit argues that H.B. 2515 violates the First Amendment because it criminalizes the distribution of constitutionally protected material.
Press Release: Arizona Criminal Law Banning Nude Images Violates First Amendment
A broad coalition of bookstores, newspapers, photographers, publishers and librarians filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a new Arizona law that criminalizes speech protected by the First Amendment.
Q&A with Executive Director David Horowitz on Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus
Media Coalition Executive Director David Horowitz discusses the importance of the amicus brief in the Supreme Court case Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus.
North Carolina Senate Bill 744
A section in North Carolina S.B. 744 would require publishers and websites to remove criminal record information or publish a retraction upon request if the person was not convicted of the crime.
Press Release: Supreme Court to Hear Argument Tomorrow on Whether Courts Should Consider Challenges To Laws Which Restrict Free Speech
The Supreme Court will hear argument tomorrow in Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus.
Press Release: Media Coalition Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Affirming Standard to Bring First Amendment Challenge
In the case Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, the United States Supreme Court held that “a credible threat of enforcement” is a sufficient threat of injury to establish standing in a First Amendment case when bringing a “pre-enforcement” challenge.
Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus
In 2014, the Supreme Court unanimously held that “a credible threat of enforcement” is a sufficient threat of injury to establish standing in a First Amendment case when bringing a “pre-enforcement” challenge.
Louisiana House Bill 258
Louisiana H.B. 258 would require any website that publishes material “harmful to minors” on the Internet to require an “age verification system” to access the material.
Press Release: Booksellers, Librarians and Publishers Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Right to Bring First Amendment Challenges
A broad range of media organizations, booksellers, librarians, and publishers, submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus.
Minnesota Senate Bill 1863
Minnesota S.B. 1863 would require any publisher to remove an arrest photo if the person was not convicted of the crime. If the person was convicted, the bill would require publishers to limit the information associated with the photo. It is a companion bill to H.B. 1940.
Rhode Island House Bill 7766
Rhode Island H.B. 7766 would make it a felony to electronically disseminate sexual content to a person known or believed to be a minor beyond what is allowed under the Miller/Ginsberg test. It is a companion bill to S.B. 2610.
Missouri House Bill 1665
Missouri H.B. 1665 would require any website to remove an arrest photo if the person was not convicted of the crime.
Mississippi House Bill 1
Mississippi H.B. 1 would bar the electronic dissemination to a minor of “sexually oriented material” that goes beyond the Miller/Ginsberg test.
Wisconsin Senate Bill 184
Wisconsin S.B. 184 would bar the electronic posting of messages where other persons can view them using lewd or profane language or suggesting a lewd or lascivious act with the intent to annoy or offend.
Rhode Island House Bill 7409
Rhode Island H.B. 7409 tasks the Public Utility Commission to create regulations to bar the display of material deemed “indecent.”
Minnesota House Bill 1940
Minnesota H.B. 1940 would require any publisher to remove an arrest photo if the person was not convicted of the crime. If the person was convicted, the bill would require publishers to limit the information associated with the photo. It is a companion bill to S.B. 1863.
Rhode Island Senate Bill 2610
Rhode Island S.B. 2610 would make it a felony to electronically disseminate sexual content to a person known or believed to be a minor beyond what is allowed under the Miller/Ginsberg test. It is a companion bill to H.B. 7766.
Kansas Senate Bill 401
Kansas S.B. 401 would change the scienter requirement from “knowingly” to “recklessly” with regards to displaying and distributing materials that are considered “harmful to minors.” It is a companion bill to H.B. 2496.
West Virginia House Bill 2119
West Virginia H.B. 2119 would impose a $1 tax on the sale or rental of any material deemed obscene by the tax commissioner.
