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A federal appeals court rules that two OREGON laws barring the distribution of sexually explicit material to minors are unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the laws, while laudable in intent, are too broad and potentially criminalize material “no more tawdry than a romance novel.” State officials are considering an appeal (LOS ANGELES TIMES). 

The NEVADA attorney general’s office agrees to allow anyone who can legally possess a firearm to bring a loaded gun into state parks. The agreement settles a lawsuit over a Silver State law barring most state park visitors from carrying loaded weapons (NEVADA APPEAL [CARSON CITY]). 

CALIFORNIA Air Resources Board adopts regulations to require Golden State utilities to get 33 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2020. CARB officials say the new standard will remove almost 13 million metric tons of carbon from the air per year (SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE). 

Ten states sign a legal brief saying a federal court in CALIFORNIA “exceeded its judicial authority” when it ruled that the U.S. Constitution requires legal marriage to include same-sex couples. The states — WYOMING, ALABAMA, FLORIDA, IDAHO, INDIANA, LOUISIANA, MICHIGAN, SOUTH CAROLINA, UTAH and VIRGINIA -– weighed in on the case of Perry vs. Schwarzenegger. A federal judge made the ruling in August regarding a challenge to Proposition 8, a voter-approved constitutional amendment limiting marriage to one man and one woman (CASPER TRIBUNE).