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Dorf on Williams

By Corey Rayburnyung

I hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day weekend. I took some extra time off after fulfilling my best man duties at my best friend's wedding. So, I have a lot of catching up to do today. First up is a post by Michael Dorf concerning the decision in US v. Williams:Herewith, a few observations, beginning with the silly and moving to what I intend as a serious policy proposal.... 3) Dissenting in Monday's case, Justice Souter (joined by Justice Ginsburg) said that a pandering charge for virtual child porn also outruns the justification for the underlying prohibition. Is he right about that? I'm not sure, but it does strike me that both the majority and the dissent missed an important aspect of the issue.I can think of two justifications for the law even in instances where a person offers kiddie porn, but no actual child pornography exists...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on May 28, 2008 (boomark / email).