In ACLU v. Ashcroft (2002), the Supreme Court ruled:

A. that the Child Online Protection Act went too far in restricting speech.
B. that the Child Online Protection Act was constitutional.
C. that the Communications Decency Act protected free-speech rights.
D. that neither Act went far enough to protect children.

C?

No, not C.

And I think you mean Ashcroft v. ACLU (2004).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashcroft_v._American_Civil_Liberties_Union

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Upon review, we find that the correct answer is:

C. that the Communications Decency Act protected free-speech rights.

So, the Supreme Court ruled in ACLU v. Ashcroft (2002) that the Communications Decency Act protected free-speech rights.