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Ashcroft: Bush DOJ to Pursue Obscenity, Cybercrime

At a House Judiciary hearing, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that the Department of Justice would vigorously pursue online obscenity cases. Ashcroft also said that the prosecution of cybercrime would be a priority under the Bush Administration.

Statement of the Honorable John Ashcroft, Attorney General, Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House Judiciary Committee Web Site, June 6, 2001.
Ashcroft's Hard Line on Hardcore, Wired, June 9, 2001.