ACLU attorney Chris Hansen argued that the CDA is a criminal statute and could mean jailtime, not just fines. Judge Stewart Dalzell referred to the incident several times in the course of Friday's questioning. After hearing five days of testimony, questioning top Internet experts and reading mountains of legal briefs explaining how the Net works, the judges seem to have a growing understanding of the technical issues involved. They'd be stupid not to know. Unfortunately, Congress did not hold hearings on this.
EPIC is among plaintiffs challenging the law.
The ruling will be appealed directly to the Supreme Court either way, observers predict.