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Osborne v. Ohio

A Supreme Court case regarding the criminalization of private possession of child pornography.

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Jan 16, 2026
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Which U.S. courts have applied a reckless‑disregard mens rea to child pornography statutes and what were the facts of those cases?

A small but important body of U.S. case law and statutory interpretation shows courts reading a recklessness or “reckless‑disregard” standard into child‑pornography and adjacent statutes when the text...

Feb 2, 2026

How do federal statutes distinguish viewing from possessing child sexual abuse material?

Federal law treats possession and viewing of child sexual abuse material () as separate concepts with overlapping enforcement implications: possession — generally defined as knowingly controlling or s...