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I remember that case. The husband and wife involved were from Milpitas, CA., and my parent's house is only about a mile outside of Milpitas. Plus, I was living in Memphis, TN., when the case occurred. I remember being shocked that the couple was convicted. I just went and looked up the case (US vs Robert and Carleen Thomas) and found out that they also lost their appeal. They were sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for running a Bulletin Board system that contained sexually explicit material. This was a truly asinine decision, and as far as I know it is still the law of the land.
Luckily, the U.S. isn't extraditing its citizens to Yemen for violating their community standards.
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