U.S. v. Hotaling, No. 09-3935-cr (2nd Cir.) (634 F.3d 725) (February 28, 2011) (Judge Jane A. Restani)
Conviction and sentencing of defendant pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 252A(a)(5)(8) and 2256(8)(C) affirmed because child pornography created by digitally altering sexually explicit photographs of adults to display the face of a child is not protected expressive speech under the First Amendment.
[Editor's Note: For a commentary on this decision, ...
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