The recent decision resulting from Ashcroft v Free Speech Coalition, 2002 reenergizes many issues related to the First Amendment and free speech. The focus of the aforementioned case is the Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 (CPPA). There is a contention as to the courts and legislature's handling of virtual child pornography and whether it garners the same treatment– banned – as traditional child pornography. All sides of the issue consequently address the scope of the First Amendment, and Justice Kennedy wrote the opinion of the Court where he correctly limited the scope of intervention. Before delving into the hostile arena of virtual child pornography, a broader understanding of the context surrounding the First Amendment and child pornography is necessary for a proper understanding and interpretation of the case.
The Framers of the Constitution so greatly valued the right of individuals and groups to expresses their ideas that they drafted the First Amendment in......
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