WASHINGTON — Ten members of Congress have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the Children’s Internet Protection Act constitutional. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the court on behalf of the members of the House of Representatives and itself on Jan. 10, the Virginia-based law firm said.
“The law is a reasonable and constitutional way to protect children from online pornography in public libraries,” said Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the firm founded by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson.
A U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia ruled in 2001 that part of the act violated the First Amendment because it required filters used by libraries and schools that also could block Web sites on health, science and politics.
The court is scheduled to hear the case in March.
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