US v Williams (2007)

 United States v. Williams, which addresses the constitutionality of a federal law prohibiting the pandering and solicitation of child pornography. The case centers on whether this law is overbroad or vague under the First Amendment and Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled that the law is neither overbroad nor vague, upholding the conviction of the defendant, Michael Williams. This decision is significant because it broadens the scope of child pornography laws to include the act of proposing transactions in child pornography, even when the material itself may not actually depict real children. The dissenting opinion argues that this ruling undermines previous First Amendment protections for virtual child pornography and could lead to the suppression of constitutionally protected expression. Click HERE for case text