On June 23rd, a district court judge denied the plaintiffs' request in the suit against Oregon's minors' access law that would have blocked enforcement of the law until the trial is completed. The judge set the trial for October 3rd, 2008. The Minor Access Law makes it a felony to allow any minor under 13 to view or purchase a "sexually explicit" work. The plaintiff's are 6 Oregon area booksellers, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) in addition to a few other related organizations/groups. The groups filing the suit were disappointed in the judge's decision to leave the block in place until the trial is held, but they were glad the trial was given an early date.
The scheduled trial will judge the constitutionality of the statute that blocks the display and sale of books and magazines that plaintiffs reiterate are "protected by the first amendment."
For more information visit the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE).
