By Robert Barnes
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Supreme Court yesterday turned to the gruesome, announcing that it will decide next term whether fetish films that depict the killing of small animals and videos of dogfights are protected by constitutional guarantees of free speech.
The justices said they would review, at the request of the federal government, an appeals court decision that said Congress's broad attempt to discourage animal cruelty by outlawing its depiction violates the First Amendment.
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Thanks for this post. I can't believe it's even an issue.
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