The ICM Registry, which had proposed the creation of an .xxx domain, has sued the U.S. Commerce and State Departments to gain access to documents it says will reveal their efforts to scuttle the adoption of the domain by Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The ICM Registry has also filed an application for the ICANN board to reconsider its vote.

Paul Twomey, ICANN'S chief executive, said the final board decision rejecting the domain was not driven by "political consideration," but was the result of various factors, including whether ICANN would be put in the position of having to enforce the world's laws governing pornography.

Prior coverage:

- ICANN Again Puts .xxx on Hold
- Feds to ICANN: Delay '.xxx' Domain
- ICANN: Now You Can Use '.xxx' Domain
- XXX Domain Re-Considered for Porn Publishers