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FREE SPEECH COALITION v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF U.S.

No. 10-4085.

677 F.3d 519 (2012)

FREE SPEECH COALITION, INC.; American Society of Media Photographers, Inc.; Michael Barone; David Conners a/k/a Dave Cummings; Thomas Hymes; Townsend Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Sinclair Institute; CIR Distribution, LLC d/b/a Channel 1 Releasing; Barbara Alper; Carol Queen; Barbara Nitke; David Steinberg; Marie L. Levine a/k/a Nina Hartley; Dave Levingston; Betty Dodson; Carlin Ross v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Free Speech Coalition, Inc.; American Society of Media Photographers, Inc.; Michael Barone; David Conners a/k/a Dave Cummings; Thomas Hymes; Townsend Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Sinclair Institute; Barbara Alper; Carol Queen; Barbara Nitke; David Steinberg; Marie L. Levine a/k/a Nina Hartley; Dave Levingston; Betty Dodson; Carlin Ross, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: April 16, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorraine R. Baumgardner , J. Michael Murray (Argued), Berkman, Gordon, Murray & De Van, Cleveland, OH, Kevin E. Raphael , J. Peter Shindel, Jr. , Pietragallo, Gordon, Alfano, Bosick & Raspanti, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants.

Thomas M. Bondy , Anne Murphy (Argued), Kathryn Wyer, United States Department of Justice,, Washington, DC, for Appellee.

Fred T. Magaziner , Dechert, Mary Catherine Roper , American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, for Amicus Appellant American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania.

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

Before: SCIRICA, RENDELL, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs, a collection of individuals and entities involved with various aspects of the adult media industry, brought this action challenging the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2257 and 2257A (the "Statutes"), which are criminal laws imposing recordkeeping, labeling, and inspection requirements on producers of sexually explicit depictions.1 Plaintiffs also challenge the

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