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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION v. MUKASEY

No. 07-2539.

534 F.3d 181 (2008)

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION; Androgyny Books, Inc., d/b/a a Different Light Bookstores; American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression; Addazi, Inc., d/b/a Condomania; Electronic Frontier Foundation; Electronic Privacy Information Center; Free Speech Media; Philadelphia Gay News; Powell's Bookstores; Salon Media Group, Inc.; Planetout, Inc.; Heather Corinna Rearick; Nerve.Com, Inc.; Aaron Peckham, d/b/a Urban Dictionary; Public Communicators, Inc.; Dan Savage; Sexual Health Network v. *Michael B. MUKASEY, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States. Michael B. Mukasey, Appellant. *(Substituted as per FRAP 43(b)).

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: July 22, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine N. Crump, Aden J. Fine, Christopher A. Hansen (argued), Benjamin E. Wizner, American Civil Liberties Union, Christopher R. Harris, Jeroen van Kwawegen, Katherine E. Marshall, Latham & Watkins, New York, NY, for Appellees.

Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Patrick L. Meehan, United States Attorney, Scott R. McIntosh, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Charles W. Scarborough (argued), United States Department of Justice, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Appellant.

David P. Affinito, Dell'Italia, Affinito, & Santola, Orange, NJ, for Amicus Curiae Morality in Media, Inc.

Steven W. Fitschen, The National Legal Foundation, Virginia Beach, VA, for Amicus Curiae National Legal Foundation.

Robert Corn-Revere, Davis, Wright & Tremine, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae Article 19, Reporters Without Borders, and World Press Freedom.

John B. Morris, Jr., Center for Democracy & Technology, Washington, D.C., for certain amici curiae.

Before: AMBRO, CHAGARES, and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes on before this Court on an appeal from an order of the District Court entered March 22, 2007, finding that the Child Online Protection Act ("COPA"), 47 U.S.C. § 231, facially violates the First and Fifth Amendments of the Constitution and permanently enjoining the Attorney General from enforcing COPA. The Government challenges the District Court's conclusions...

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