Federal Appeals Court Ruling Blocks Sexting Charges

Release Date 18 Mar, 2010 in MyStateline.com

 
   

Court averts free-speech issue on 'sexting' | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/18/2010

Philadelphia Inquirer - Nathan Gorenstein - 18 Mar, 2010
A federal appeals court yesterday decided not to decide whether photos in a "sexting" controversy are free speech protected by the ...

Court Says Parents Can Block 'Sexting' Cases

New York Times - Tamar Lewin - 18 Mar, 2010
In the first federal appeals court opinion dealing with “sexting” " the transmission of sexually explicit photographs by cellphone " a ...

Court declines to decide if sexting is pornography | Philadelphia Inquirer ...

Philadelphia Inquirer - Nathan Gorenstein - 18 Mar, 2010
A federal appeals court in will not decide whether "sexting" is pornography in the case of three Pennsylvania teenagers facing criminal ...

Court: Pa. DA can't bring 'sexting' charges

The Associated Press - 18 Mar, 2010
PHILADELPHIA " A federal appeals court has ruled that a Pennsylvania prosecutor may not pursue felony charges against a teenage girl in a "sexting" case. ...

Federal Appeals Court Ruling Blocks Sexting Charges

MyStateline.com - 18 Mar, 2010
The subject of "sexting" has been ruled on for the first time by a federal appeals court. On Wednesday, a three-judge panel decided that parents could stop ...

Federal appeals court rules against child pornography charges in texting case

JURIST - Matt Glenn - 18 Mar, 2010
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Wednesday that a Pennsylvania prosecutor cannot file child ...

Court Rejects PA DAs Attempt To Charge Teens For Sexting Themselves

Techdirt - 18 Mar, 2010
About a year ago a prosecutor in Pennsylvania wanted to bring child porn charges against some teenage girls who had taken some "nude and seminude" photos of ...

New Ruling In Sexting Case

WNEP-TV - Jennifer Borrasso - 18 Mar, 2010
A ruling by a federal appeals court in Philadelphia may set a precedent for a so-called "sexting" cases in Pennsylvania and beyond. ...

Teens convicted of 'sexting' could have records expunged

Republican & Herald - robert swift - 18 Mar, 2010
HARRISBURG - Teens convicted of "sexting" would have an opportunity to expunge the crime ...

Crime and punishment:

The Duquensne Duke - Kate Dillon - 18 Mar, 2010
High school and middle school students no longer have to fear felony charges for sexting. Sexting, officially defined as sending nude or sexually explicit ...

A win for plaintiff in 'sexting' case

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Terrie Morgan-Besecker - 18 Mar, 2010
TUNKHANNOCK " A federal appeals court has ruled a Wyoming County prosecutor cannot pursue charges against ...

Federal appeals court bars prosecutor from pursuing charges in teen sexting case

Scranton Times-Tribune - Robert L. Baker - 18 Mar, 2010
The Third US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Wyoming County's district attorney may not pursue felony ...

3rd Circuit Bars Prosecution Threat for Teen 'Sexting'

The National Law Journal - Shannon P. Duffy - 18 Mar, 2010
In the first case ever to challenge the constitutionality of prosecuting teens for "sexting," a federal appeals court has upheld an injunction that barred a ...

Philadelphia based federal appeals court says DA can not bring sexting charge ...

Examiner.com - 18 Mar, 2010
The US Third District Court of Appeals which sits in Philadelphia said today that the Wyoming County DA's office could not charge teenage females with ...

Court: Pa. DA can't bring 'sexting' charges

The Associated Press - Michael Rubinkam - 18 Mar, 2010
ALLENTOWN, Pa. " A US appeals court ruled Wednesday that a northeastern Pennsylvania prosecutor may not pursue felony charges against a teenage girl who ...

Court: DA Can't Charge Teen With Felony In Sexting Case

KWTX - 18 Mar, 2010
PHILADELPHIA (March 17, 2010)"The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a Pennsylvania prosecutor may not pursue felony charges against a teenage ...

 

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