Child Pornography: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes

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The Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996, P.L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009- 26, added a definition of “child pornography” that include visual depictions of what appears to be a minor engaging in explicit sexual conduct, even if no actual minor was used in producing the depiction. On April 16, 2002, in Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, the Supreme Court held this provision unconstitutional to the extent that it prohibited pictures that were not produced with actual minors. (This case is discussed under “Section 2256,” below.) In response to Ashcroft, bills were introduced in the House and Senate that would continue … continued below

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23 pages.

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Cohen, Henry June 26, 2002.

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Cohen, Henry American Law Division

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

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The Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996, P.L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009- 26, added a definition of “child pornography” that include visual depictions of what appears to be a minor engaging in explicit sexual conduct, even if no actual minor was used in producing the depiction. On April 16, 2002, in Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, the Supreme Court held this provision unconstitutional to the extent that it prohibited pictures that were not produced with actual minors. (This case is discussed under “Section 2256,” below.) In response to Ashcroft, bills were introduced in the House and Senate that would continue to ban some child pornography that was produced without an actual minor; on June 25, 2002, the House passed one such bill: H.R. 4623, 107th Congress.

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23 pages.

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English

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CRS Report Number: 95-406 A | Check for Other Editions
Accession or Local Control No: 95-406 A 2002-06-26
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metacrs2233

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June 26, 2002

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Cohen, Henry. Child Pornography: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes, report, June 26, 2002; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs2233/: accessed April 22, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.