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Companies Mount Challenge to VT Internet Law

A coalition of Internet companies and public interest groups have filed a complaint alleging that a recently-enacted Vermont law violates free speech rights. The law prohibits the communication of nudity or sexual content where it may be considered "harmful to minors."

Civil Libertarians Attack Yet Another State Cyber-Porn Law, Newsbytes, February 7, 2001.
Suit Challenges Vermont's Internet Law, Internet World, February 8, 2001.