Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
affects future prosecutions
affirmed decision |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
criminal case
majority opinion dissenting opinion 07-40 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
553 U.S. 285
|
| gptkbp:consequences |
free speech protections
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
overbreadth of the law
vagueness of the law |
| gptkbp:court |
unanimous decision
constitutional interpretation constitutional validity |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 19, 2008 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
November 5, 2007
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
appealed from lower court
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Williams
|
| gptkbp:impact |
affects child exploitation laws
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
majority opinion balancing test dissenting opinion shapes future case law upheld constitutionality upheld federal statute Supreme_Court_review |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
First_Amendment_vs._child_protection
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
affirmed lower court ruling
strict scrutiny child pornography established legal standards federal law on child pornography free speech vs. child safety upheld law First_Amendment_rights First_Amendment_jurisprudence important_for_First_Amendment_rights. |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
used in law schools
important for legal scholars examined by legal experts influences future legislation |
| gptkbp:outcome |
upheld the law
|
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:United_States
Williams |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:New_York_v._Ferber
subsequent cases involving free speech |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
PROTECT Act
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:United_States_v._Stevens
|
| gptkbp:significance |
First_Amendment_implications
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