LEGISLATION

Colorado Senate Bill 125: Creating an Unconstitutional Harmful to Minors Law

Memo in Opposition to Colorado S.B. 125

Colorado Senate Bill 125 would have created a "harmful to minors" law for Colorado. Had S.B. 125 passed, it would have barred the dissemination to minors of material that is illegal for them under the Ginsberg v. New York decision. The law would also have placed restrictions on the ways in which libraries and retailers could display "harmful" works, including on the Internet.

History: Media Coalition sent to lawmakers a memo in opposition to S.B. 125, asserting that the legislation would severely limit adults' and older minors' access to material that they have a First Amendment right to browse, borrow, or buy. The letter also notes the reasons for which the Colorado Supreme Court found the state's previous harmful to minors law unconstitutional in the 1985 Media Coalition case Tattered Cover v. Tooley.

updated 3/21/08

Litigation:	INTERNET \| RATINGS ENFORCEMENT \| SEIZURE/PRIOR RESTRAINT \| HARMFUL TO MINORS/MINORS' ACCESS \| SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT AND MINORS \| OBSCENITY \| ZONING & LICENSING \| VIOLENT CONTENT \| DISPLAY \| THIRD PARTY LIABILITY \| MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
Legislation:	LEGISLATIVE TRACKER 2011 LEGISLATION \| ALABAMA HOUSE BILL 153: IMPOSING A TAX ON SPEECH \| ALABAMA HOUSE BILL 441: BARRING MINORS' ACCESS TO SEXUALLY EXPLICIT VIDEO GAMES \| ALASKA SENATE BILL 31: RESTRICTING THE DISPLAY OF HARMFUL TO MINORS MATERIAL \| ARIZONA HOUSE BILL 2468: ALLOWING GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT OF INDUSTRY RATING SYSTEMS
Latest News:	PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION GRANTED IN ABFFE V. SULLIVAN \| PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION GRANTED IN ABFFE V. COAKLEY \| ALASKA LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL SAYS STATE IS NOT LIKELY TO APPEAL ABFFE V BURNS \| SUPREME COURT HEARS ORAL ARGUMENT IN SCHWARZENEGGER V. EMA \| ALASKA SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO CERTIFY QUESTIONS IN ABFFE V. BURNS
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