Child Pornography, the First Amendment, and the Media: The Constitutionality of Super-Obscenity Laws

Child pornography statutes have been passed by Congress and most of the states. This note examines one such law, New York section 263.15, which has been declared unconstitutional by the New York Court of Appeals. The author contends that the law impinges on freedom of expression in ways unnecessary to achieve its purpose and should be declared unconstitutional.