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Jan 26, 2026
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How have U.S. courts ruled on possession charges for AI‑generated CSAM and what precedents exist for First Amendment defenses?

A recent federal district court dismissed a possession charge tied to wholly AI‑generated obscene images, finding Section 1466A unconstitutional as applied to private possession of virtual CSAM—invoki...

Nov 11, 2025
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Have courts ruled on defenses for accidental child pornography viewing?

Courts have addressed defenses for accidental or inadvertent viewing or possession of child pornography, with judicial rulings and legal commentary repeatedly emphasizing that for many child‑pornograp...

Jan 27, 2026

How have courts treated prosecutions for possession-only CSAM where the defendant claims the images were AI-generated or virtual?

Federal and lower courts are starting to draw a sharp line between AI- or computer-generated sexual images that do not involve real children and material that is based on or depicts actual minors, wit...

Jan 12, 2026

Does viewing CSAM count as possessing? Name all prosecutable cases for mere viewing.

Federal and state law uniformly criminalize possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), but courts have split on whether passive viewing alone counts as “possession”; some jurisdictions treat in...

Jan 3, 2026

How do courts determine whether an image is "virtually indistinguishable" from a real child in CSAM prosecutions?

Courts decide whether an image is "virtually indistinguishable" from a real child by applying statutory language, Supreme Court precedents, jury fact-finding and expert technical evidence to assess wh...