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"Judge won't suppress statements by suspect in obscenity case"

"Judge won't suppress statements by suspect in obscenity case": The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today contains an article that begins, "A federal judge yesterday denied a motion to suppress statements made by a Donora woman charged with transmitting obscene materials. Karen Fletcher, 56, is charged with six counts of sending lewd stories, depicting the rape and killing of children, on the Internet. Ms. Fletcher ran what was known as the 'Red Rose' Web site, where she posted her fictional stories."

What makes this case unusual is that the alleged obscenity in question consists entirely of text, unaccompanied by any allegedly obscene images. The October 9, 2006 installment of my "On Appeal" column for law.com was headlined "Text This: Words Alone Can Violate Federal Obscenity Laws."

Full post as published by How Appealing on January 30, 2008 (boomark / email).