Free Expression Network Clearinghouse

1999

 

See also 2002, 2000, 2001, 2000, 1998.

ACLU Sues FBI, Justice Dept. Over Censorship of Fictional "Y2K Military Takeover" Film (ACLU, Free!)) - posted 12/26/99

Dancers Throw In the Towel, Plead No Contest Over Nude 'Macbeth' (Free!) - posted 12/23/99

Magistrate Won't Flush Homeowner's Rooftop Toilet Display — Yet (Free!) - posted 12/23/99

9th Circuit Court Finds Child Pornography Prevention Act Unconstitutional (Read the decision) - posted 12/19/99

E-businesses, First Amendment Advocates Refile Lawsuit to Overturn Internet Censorship Law (PFAW) - posted 12/19/99

Bar Owner Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Ruling on Gay Art (Free!) - posted 12/10/99

ACLU Files Suit to Protect Citizen's Right to Protest in His Own Front Yard (ACLU) - posted 12/05/99

  Florida Drops Charges Involving Profane Bumper Sticker (Free!) - posted 11/19/99

Appeals Panel Considers Case of Boy Suspended for Drawing Confederate Flag (Free) - posted 11/18/99

Wichita City Council Takes Step Toward Banning Public Nudity (Free!) - posted 11/18/99

ACLU Gears Up for Next Round of Appeals in Challenges to Internet Censorship Laws (ACLU) - posted 9/26/99

ACLU of Texas Sues Gov. Bush, State Officials Over Arrest of Demonstrators (ACLU) - posted 9/3/99

Mississippi High Court Rules for Newspaper in Libel Case - (Free!) - posted 8/6/99

Citing Marketplace of Ideas, Court Blocks Michigan Internet Censorship Law (ACLU, Free!) - posted 8/1/99

ACLU Moves to End Chicago Mayor's 'Spying' on Reporters and City Officials (ACLU) - posted 7/25/99

ACLU Claims First Victory in Texas Public Library Censorship Case (ACLU) - posted 7/25/99

Upholding Free Speech Rights of the Unpopular, Idaho Court Allows Aryan Nations to March (ACLU) - posted 7/13/99

Virginia Court Dismisses Libel Suit Against Anonymous Web Site Author (ACLU)  - posted 7/5/99

N.J. Appeals Court Upholds Hunter-harassment Law (Free!)  - posted 7/2/99

Judge Halts Distribution of Sexy Fliers in Front of Two Las Vegas Casinos (Free!) - posted 7/2/99

St. Louis Archdiocese Settles Lawsuit with Sexually Explicit Web Site (Free!) - posted 6/18/99

 ACLU Hails Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Chicago Anti-loitering Law (ACLU)  - posted 6/13/99

  Attorney Laments High Court's Refusal to Hear Free Speech Case (Free!) - posted 6/13/99

Federal Judge Says Man's E-mail Rants Were True Threats (Free!) - posted 4/22/99

Union Finds One Rat, Possibly Dirty and Damaged, is Worth Fighting For (Free) - posted 4/22/99

Federal Judge Clears Way for KKK to Join State's Adopt-A-Highway Program (Free!) - posted 4/15/99

Conviction Upheld In Marilyn Manson T-shirt Case (Free!) - posted 4/2/99

Anti-abortion Posters Return to Philadelphia Transit Stations (Free!) - posted 4/2/99

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Blow Against Free Speech Online, Upholds Virginia Law (ACLU) Plus: Read the decision. - posted 2/15/99

Computer Child Porn Case Wins Approval of Federal Appeals Court (Free!) - posted 2/1/99

Jury Finds Anti-Abortion Web Site a Terrorist Threat (Free!) - posted 2/1/99

Federal Court Finds Child Online Protection Act Unconstitutional, Issues Injunction (Free!, EPIC) Plus: Read the decision. - posted 2/1/99

ACLU v. Reno, Round 2: New Cyber-Censorship Law Would Fracture Internet, Experts and Web Owners Testify (ACLU, EPIC, Free!) - posted 1/24/99

Court Upholds Livermore Library's Uncensored Internet Access Policy (ACLU) - posted 1/18/99

Free Speech or Hit List? Anti-Abortion Web Site Goes On Trial (Free!) - posted 1/7/99

Court Says Student Can't Be Suspended Over Web Site Posting (ACLU) - posted 1/3/99

 

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