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Ohio Ban on Material to Juveniles

By Corey Rayburnyung

Eugene Volokh at Volokh Conspiracy and How Appealing had recent posts about a Sixth Circuit decision concerning an Ohio statute which outlaws dissemination of material that is harmful to minors. From Volokh:The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit just asked the Ohio Supreme Court to interpret the Ohio statute, so the Sixth Circuit can then determine whether the statute violates the First Amendment. (State supreme courts are considered the final expositors of the meaning ? as opposed to the constitutionality ? of state statutes, so federal courts will sometimes certify such interpretive questions to state courts.) The statute is indeed pretty complex, and in my experience fairly unusual.It is an incredibly vaguely worded statute. What constitutes material that is harmful to minors is open to a broad range of interpretations...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on March 25, 2009 (boomark / email).