Anti-Porn Bill May Be Illegal, Lawyers Warn

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A bill aimed at stopping Utah-based purveyors of pornography from distributing their material to children could have much broader impacts.

That's the concern expressed by a Constitutional Review Note attached to HB260, one of the few bills this session saddled with such a note. In it, legislative staff attorneys warn "the significant restrictions placed on constitutionally protected speech suggest that the adult content registry has a high probability of being held unconstitutional."

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Anti-Porn Bill May Be Illegal, Lawyers Warn

Despite the note, Rep. John Dougall, R-American Fork, is confident his bill will pass constitutional muster, primarily because the portion of the bill which prompted the note -- the adult conte...

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