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In '''''Ashcroft v. ACLU''''', 542 U.S. 656 (2004), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] invalidated the [[Child Online Protection Act]].

In '''''Ashcroft v. ACLU''''', 542 U.S. 656 (2004), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] invalidated the [[Child Online Protection Act]], which would have required pornographers to take reasonable steps to restrict access by minors to porn on the internet.  

This law, which the Supreme Court struck down, was hallmarked as an invasion in the private lives of Americans.  

This law, which the Supreme Court struck down, did not censor a single word or picture.  It merely required the pornographers to screen their websites from minors, which can be done by credit card or other verification.  

The Court pissed off a lot of Conservatives when they struck down the Child Online Protection Act. Parenting was too hard for them, and they needed help from the Government.  

The Court shifted the burden to families to screen out the pornography rather than  requiring the companies profiting from the pornography to keep its own pollution from children.

[[Category:Law]]

[[Category:Law]]