ADF Alliance Alert » ZZ: American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression v. Coakley http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Judge enjoins new Mass. obscenity law http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/27/judge-enjoins-new-mass-obscenity-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/27/judge-enjoins-new-mass-obscenity-law/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:23:43 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=78836 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/27/judge-enjoins-new-mass-obscenity-law/feed/ 0 Groups challenge expanded Mass. obscenity law http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/19/groups-challenge-expanded-mass-obscenity-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/19/groups-challenge-expanded-mass-obscenity-law/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:48:05 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=77118 Associated Press: "A coalition of booksellers and Internet content providers will ask a judge to stop Massachusetts from enforcing an expansion of state obscenity law to include electronic communications that may be harmful to minors." Complaint: American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, et. al. v. Coakley, No. 10-11165 (D. Mass.) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/19/groups-challenge-expanded-mass-obscenity-law/feed/ 0 ACLU, Internet groups sue Mass. over obscenity law that covers IMs, text messages, e-mail http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/aclu-internet-groups-sue-mass-over-obscenity-law-that-covers-ims-text-messages-e-mail/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/aclu-internet-groups-sue-mass-over-obscenity-law-that-covers-ims-text-messages-e-mail/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:00:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/aclu-internet-groups-sue-mass-over-obscenity-law-that-covers-ims-text-messages-e-mail/ Star Tribune: "A coalition of booksellers and Internet content providers has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Massachusetts law that outlaws the sending of sexually graphic instant messages to minors. The new law was designed to close a loophole that prompted a court to overturn the conviction of a man accused of sending explicit instant messages to a 13-year-old." | ACLU press release | Complaint: American Booksellers Foundation for Free Speech v. Coakley (E.D. Mass.) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/aclu-internet-groups-sue-mass-over-obscenity-law-that-covers-ims-text-messages-e-mail/feed/ 0