Wisconsin Appeals Court Upholds University Library Porn Citation
From the AP (via La Crosse Tribune):
An Eau Claire man didn’t have a constitutional right to view pornography on a university library computer, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The case began in December 2014, when two students doing their homework in the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire library noticed David Reidinger, then 45, was watching pornography on a nearby computer.
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The appellate court ruled unanimously in a terse, five-page opinion that the citation was valid. The court said neither of the Supreme Court cases Reidinger cited establishes a First Amendment right to view pornography in a public library or any other public place.
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