U.S. High Court Lets Stand Rejection of Anti-Spam Law

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday declined to consider reinstating Virginia’s tough anti-spam law, leaving in place a lower court ruling that threw out the measure as unconstitutional.The high court’s decision ends the legal odyssey of the 2003 anti-spam law, one of the nation’s first, which was intended to crack down on people who send masses of unwanted e-mail. The Virginia Supreme Court in September ruled that the law violated the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/30/AR2009033001138.htmlHigh court refuses to consider state anti-spam law
The Supreme Court has passed up a chance to examine how far states can go to restrict unsolicited e-mails in efforts to block spammers from bombarding computer users.The high court without comment Monday rejected Virginia’s appeal to keep its Computer Crimes Act in place. It was one of the toughest laws of its kind in the nation, the only one to ban noncommercial — as well as commercial — spam e-mail to consumers in that state.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/30/scotus.anti.spam/Supreme Court Won’t Hear Spam Case
The Supreme Court said Monday it will not consider restoring Virginia’s anti-spam law, which is one of the nation’s most aggressive state statutes aimed at banning unsolicited e-mail. The high court’s decision to reject the case leaves in place a ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court that the law was unconstitutional because it prohibited political, religious and other messages in addition to commercial solicitations. Virginia was the only state to ban noncommercial bulk e-mail. State Attorney General Bill Mims said he plans to draft legislation in the next General Assembly session that addresses constitutional concerns posed by the spam law.
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/03/supreme-court-wont-hear-spam-c.phpCourt won’t revive Va. anti-spam law [AP]
The Supreme Court will not consider reinstating Virginia’s anti-spam law, among the nation’s toughest in banning unsolicited e-mails.
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