United States Ninth Circuit

In a case challenging the constitutionality of federal child pornography laws applied to intrastate production of child pornography, denial of motions to dismiss is affirmed where there is a rational basis to believe that homegrown production of child pornography, even absent evidence of a commercial intent, would affect interstate commerce.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/24/2008
• Published 09/24/2008

Judges

• RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  BARRY G. SILVERMAN, JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Shannon M. Dorvall, Santa Monica, CA, on behalf of defendant-appellant, Geoffrey David McCalla., Thomas P. O'Brien, Christine C. Ewell, Rupa S. Goswami, Los Angeles, CA, on behalf of plaintiff-appellee, United States of America.