Village Books v. Bellingham -- Media Coalition

Village Books v. Bellingham

No. C88-1470D (W.D. Wash. Feb. 9, 1989)

On February 9, 1989, a U.S. District Judge in the Western District of Washington found unconstitutional a Bellingham, Washington ordinance that authorized the filing of civil suits against producers and distributors of material depicting sexually explicit subordination of women in the Media Coalition case Village Books v. Bellingham.

updated 4/24/09

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 NEW YORK ASSEMBLY BILL 1782 - PROHIBITING THE DISPLAY OR ADVERTISEMENT OF MATERIAL DEEMED SEXUALLY ILLICIT TO MINORS \| RHODE ISLAND SENATE BILL 2156 - CHILLING SPEECH, PUTTING RETAILERS AT RISK, AND PLACING RESTRICTIONS ON MINORS' MEDIA CHOICES \| LOUISIANA HOUSE BILL 1259 - CREATING CONTENT-BASED RESTRICTIONS ON PROTECTED SPEECH \| DELAWARE H.B. 346: DEPICTIONS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY \| ALABAMA HOUSE BILL 153
Latest News:	MEMBERS OF MEDIA COALITION JOIN LOCAL BOOKSELLERS AND OTHERS IN CHALLENGING MA INTERNET CENSORSHIP LAW \| SEN. LELAND YEE, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL, COMMON SENSE MEDIA, AND THE EAGLE FORUM SUBMIT BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF CA VIOLENT VIDEO GAME LAW \| SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES ARGUMENT DATE IN SNYDER V. PHELPS \| SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES ARGUMENT DATE IN SCHWAZENGGER V. EMA \| MEMBERS OF MEDIA COALITION, LOCAL BOOKSELLERS, ARTISTS, AND OTHERS FILE SUIT TO BLOCK ALASKA CENSORSHIP LAW
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