http://www.thestandard.com/article/0%2C1902%2C24637%2C00.html Comments for "Supreme Court to Review Online Child Pornography Law" en http://www.thestandard.com/article/0%2C1902%2C24637%2C00.html <p><!--paging_filter--> <p> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear a Justice Department appeal aimed at allowing the federal government to enforce a 1998 law intended to protect minors from Internet pornography. </p> <p>The justices agreed to review whether a U.S. appeals court properly barred the law's enforcement on constitutional free-speech grounds because it relies on community standards to identify online material harmful to minors. </p> <p>Returning to an issue that pits free-speech rights against efforts by Congress to protect minors from online pornography, the high court will hear arguments and then issue its decision during its term that begins in October. </p> <p>The Child Online Protection Act, adopted by Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1998, would require commercial site operators on the World Wide Web to impose electronic proof-of-age systems before allowing Internet users to view material deemed harmful to minors.<br /> <br></p> Policy And Politics Mon, 21 May 2001 15:00:00 -0700 Baldwin Louie 90125 at http://www.thestandard.com