Arkansas
legislator introduces Internet filtering bill (Free!) - posted
12/17/00
French
judge orders Yahoo!'s Nazi auction "zoned" so French can't bid (Free!)
- posted 11/26/00
First
Amendment doesn't apply to Web addresses, Federal judge rules (Free!) -
posted 11/26/00
Internet
stokes regulatory urge against 'too much free speech,' speakers say
(Free!) - posted 10/29/00
Citing
new government report, ACLU calls on Congress to reject Internet blocking
bill (ACLU) - posted 10/22/00
Congressman
targets online posting of sex photos (Free!) - posted
10/22/00
Congress
close to vote on Internet filtering for schools, libraries
(Free!) - posted 10/22/00
Nashua
Library Board rescinds unconstitutional Internet filtering policy (PFAW) -
posted 8/20/00
Student,
Arkansas school district settle lawsuit over Web site
(Free!) - posted 8/20/00
Cybersmears
and Consumer Revenge Dot Com: Corporate Threats to Online Free Speech (NCAC)
- posted 8/20/00
Napster
shutdown not a free-speech issue, experts say
(Free!) - posted 8/5/00
Washington
court upholds student free speech rights on Internet (ACLU) -
posted 7/23/00
Attorney
for Utah teen says state's criminal-libel law unconstitutional
(Free!) - posted 7/9/00
Appeals Court rejects
Congress' second attempt at cyber-censorship (ACLU,
Free!)
- posted 6/25/00
Parents
fight school district’s suspension of son for ‘impolite’ Web site
(Free!) - posted 6/25/00
Anti-spam
measure clears House committee
(Free!) - posted 6/18/00
Colombian
rebel Web page spurs censorship debate on California campus
(Free!) - posted
6/18/00
Intel's
attempt to muzzle ex-worker's e-mails violates First Amendment, ACLU says
(ACLU) - posted 5/14/00
Yahoo!
lawsuit strikes an important blow for Internet privacy and free speech
(ACLU) - posted 5/14/00
Communications
Decency Act e-mail provision cited in private lawsuit (Free!) - posted 4/23/00
ACLU
joins fray over Cyber Patrol "censorware" on behalf of US Web
site hosts (ACLU) -
posted 3/26/00
Holland, Mich., voters reject
Internet filtering measure (Holland
Sentinel, Free!)
-
posted 2/27/00
Federal
judge halts suspension of student punished over Web site
(Free!)
-
posted 2/27/00
Holland,
Mich., residents set for showdown on Internet filtering (Free!) -
posted 2/21/00
WA
school board decides not to punish student Web site hosts (ACLU)
- posted 2/6/00
Utah
House panel OKs measure requiring libraries to filter Net (Free!) - posted
2/6/00
S.C.
county library restricts children's access to Internet (Free!) - posted
1/30/00
McCain
attacks unlimited Web access (Washington Post) - posted 1/23/00
Free-speech
advocates say revised encryption regulations fall short (Free!)
-
posted 1/23/00
ACLU
urges government not to trample on Internet political speech (ACLU) - posted
1/9/00
Libraries
struggle with pressure to filter Internet (Free!) - posted 12/12/99
ACLU
calls innovative new Web site on American politics a boon for voters,
online Free Speech (ACLU) - posted 11/11/99
Federal
appeals court scrutinizes Virginia law limiting workers' Net use
(Free!) - posted
10/26/99
People
For the American Way challenges Internet censorship in Religious Right's
backyard (PFAW) -
posted 10/26/99
Virginia
Internet law faces free speech challenge (Free!) - posted 10/10/99
ACLU
gears up for next round of appeals In challenges to Internet censorship
laws (ACLU) -
posted 9/26/99
Free
speech groups criticize proposed Internet content ratings (Global
Internet Liberty Campaign) - posted 9/26/99
ACLU
joins international protest against global Internet censorship plans
(ACLU) - posted 9/12/99
Library's Internet filtering policy to be challenged by Michigan ACLU (Free!)
- posted 8/13/99
Citing Marketplace of Ideas,
Court Blocks Michigan Internet Censorship Law (ACLU,
Free!)
- posted 8/1/99
NCAC
sends letter to Vice President Gore about Internet censorship (NCAC)
- posted 7/13/99
Virginia
court dismisses libel suit against anonymous Web site author
(ACLU) - posted 7/5/99
St.
Louis Archdiocese settles lawsuit with sexually explicit Web site
(Free!) - posted 6/20/99
ACLU
says filtering legislation is little more than a sugar pill
(ACLU) - posted 5/23/99
FCC
Chairman urges increased use of Internet filters (FCC) -
posted 5/9/99
Ohio
ACLU defends students suspended over gothic-themed Web site
(ACLU) -
posted 5/9/99
Woman
files suit seeking to register 'dirty words' as Internet addresses
(Free!) -
posted 5/9/99
Federal
judge says man's e-mail rants were true threats (Free!) -
posted 4/25/99
ACLU Seeks Dismissal of Judge's
Libel Lawsuit Against Internet
Author (ACLU) -
posted 4/18/99
Arizona Senate passes Internet-filtering bill
(Free!) - posted 4/18/99
Internet
censorship battle moves to Appeals Court (ACLU,
EPIC) - posted
4/4/99
Georgia
teen suspended over Web site loses appeal for reinstatement at middle
school (Free!) - posted 3/28/99
One more time... Yet another Internet censorship bill Is introduced (ACLU,
Free!)
- posted 3/7/99
Georgia
teen claims school suspended him over Web page (Free!) - posted
2/15/99
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 2/2/99
Jury finds anti-abortion
Web site a terrorist threat (Free!) - posted
2/2/99
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 1/10/99
Court
says student can't be suspended over Web site posting (ACLU) -
posted 1/3/99
Library
Commission Urged to Reject Filters (EPIC) -
posted 12/20/98
Online activist warns
against government-mandated Internet filtering (Free!) - posted 12/20/98
Intel
wins temporary relief from ex-workers e-mail campaign (Free!) -
posted 12/7/98
Federal Court strikes down
Loudon County Internet restrictions (PFAW, ACLU) - posted 11/23/98
Civil
Liberties 1, CDA II 0: Federal judge issues temporary restraining order banning
enforcement for ten days (News.com,
EPIC) - posted 11/20/98
Civil liberties groups, content providers bring CDA II suit (ACLU, EPIC, ABFFE) - posted 10/22/98
Judge keeps government
cookie files confidential (Free!) - posted 10/4/98
House Commerce Committee approves Net Censorship Bill (ACLU, PFAW, Free!)
Plus: Read the latest draft
(EPIC) - posted 9/26/98
Filtering software
requirement goes to trial (Free!) - posted 9/26/98
Federal Court rules that
annoy.com may continue to annoy (Free!) - posted 9/26/98
Crypto controls threaten human
rights (Human Rights Watch) - posted 9/21/98
Federal Court split over
constitutionality of computer child porn law (Free!) - posted 9/14/98
Virginia
parents ask court to stop county library Net Censorship (PFAW) - posted 9/14/98
Missouri teen suspended over Web site sues school (Free!, ACLU) - posted 8/31/98
Net Censorship bills pass Senate Committee (EPIC, ACLU, Tech Law Journal, GLADD)
PLUS: Send a free fax to your Senators and let them know
what you think about the McCain filtering
and "Son of CDA" amendments.
And, see the joint letter submitted
to the Senate by more than a dozen civil liberties organizations. - posted 7/23/98
ACLU defends CA library
against parent seeking to force net censorship (ACLU) - posted 7/22/98
Children's advocates call
for national privacy policy to protect children online (Center for Media Education) - posted
7/14/98
Censorship in a Box:
Why Blocking Software Is Wrong For Public Libraries, ACLU - posted 7/3/98
Congress considers requiring schools and libraries that receive Federal
funding for computers to use Net filtering software (EPIC and Tech Law Journal) - posted
7/2/98
Preliminary injunction
granted in ACLU challenge to New Mexico Internet law (ACLU) - posted 6/30/98
Senators
Unveil Bill to Relax Encryption Restrictions (Freedom Forum) - posted 5/13/98
Senate Commerce Committee Passes Internet School Filtering Act (S. 1619)
and "CDA II" (S. 1482) - posted 3/18/98
Read about it at: ACLU, Electronic
Frontier Foundation, Electronic Privacy
Information Center, National Coalition
Against Censorship, National Campaign for
Freedom of Expression
FCC Gives Final Approval
to V-Chip Technology (ACLU) - posted 3/18/98
Joint
ACLU/EFF/EPIC Statement on Encryption - posted 3/9/98
Virginia Parents File Suit
to Halt Unconstitutional Internet Censorship (PFAW) - posted 2/23/98 |