Commentary: Constitution Shields Questionable Entertainment

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The Internet can be a strange and violent place filled with images and material that a majority of people find objectionable. Despite this dark side, the Internet is also a bastion of First Amendment rights.

Last week, a Florida company that broadcasts Puerto Rican cockfights over the Internet filed suit in Miami federal court to challenge the constitutionality of a federal law that criminalizes the sale of depictions of animal cruelty.

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Commentary: Constitution Shields Questionable Entertainment

The law, enacted in 1999 by President Bill Clinton, makes it a crime to sell, possess or depict animal cruelty for...

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