[pchelpers] News:U.S. court strikes down anti-spam law, reversing conviction of serial spammer



RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Supreme Court declared the stateʼs
anti-spam law unconstitutional Friday and reversed the conviction of a
man once considered one of the worldʼs most prolific spammers.

The court unanimously agreed with Jeremy Jaynesʼ argument that the law
violates the free-speech protections of the First Amendment because it
does not just restrict commercial emails. Most other states also have
anti-spam laws, and there is a federal CAN-SPAM Act as well.

The Virginia law "is unconstitutionally overbroad on its face because it
prohibits the anonymous transmission of all unsolicited bulk emails,
including those containing political, religious or other speech
protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution," Justice
Steven Agee wrote.

More here:
http://www.eventpub.com/CP_stories.php?id=133981
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