Registration Open for the NLC PROTECTS National Seminar

The National Law Center for Children and Families invites law enforcement professionals to register for the NLC PROTECTS National Seminar "Confronting the Challenge of Sexual Exploitation."

The NLC PROTECTS National Seminar is a training for local, state, and federal prosecutors, law enforcement officers, child advocates, and other child sexual abuse professionals. The training will be held January 20-22, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel at the Entrance to Universal Orlando in Orlando, FL.

Over 75 sessions will be presented on a variety of topics with practical, up-to-date information that will help you and your office fight the battle of child exploitation. Registration is open until January 9, 2009. Travel stipends are available to help offset the costs of travel and lodging, apply early!

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NLC Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

NLC Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

in Child Pornography Promotion Case

Court upholds criminal penalties for "pandering" illegal material

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - May 19, 2008 - The National Law Center for Children and Families (NLC), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to combating child sexual exploitation, applauds today's Supreme Court ruling as a victory in the fight to protect children.

The 7-2 ruling in United States v. Williams upheld provisions of the PROTECT Act of 2003 that had been struck down in 2006 by the 11^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The case focused on the legality of promoting or "pandering" child pornography independent of possessing such materials.