Internet Decency Debate Related Sites
For a more on the Communications Decency Act and the battle over to define free expression in cyberspace, visit any of the following sites.
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CDA Legal Battle Links
Reno vs. ACLU (United States Supreme Court)ACLU vs. Reno (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania)
- Justice Department pro-CDA brief to the Supreme Court
- ACLU anti-CDA brief to the Supreme Court
- CIEC anti-CDA brief to the Supreme Court
- Justice Department reply to CIEC brief to the Supreme Court
- Anti-CDA amicus brief of American Association of University Professors, et. al
- Pro-CDA amicus brief filed by members of Congress
- Pro-CDA amicus brief of Morality in Media
- Pro-CDA amicus brief of Enough is Enough, et. al
Shea vs. Reno (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York) Legal links:
- Text of the June 12, 1996 U.S. District Court ruling against the CDA
- Trial documents from the U.S. District Court hearings on the CDA
- Index to the CIEC complaint against the CDA filed on February 26, 1996
- CIEC analysis of the decision
Related newsgroups:
- FindLaw Internet Legal Resources Offers searchable databases of Supreme Court and other U.S. court decisions
- Oyez Oyez Oyez: A Supreme Court WWW Resource Provides RealAudio digital recordings of Supreme Court proceedings and information about major constitutional cases heard and decided by the Court.
- USSC+: A U.S. Supreme Court Database
Pro-Communications Decency Act Sites
Morality in Media
An anti-pornography organization dedicated to "combatting the distribution of obscene material in the United States and upholding decency standards in the media."The National Obscenity Law Center
The National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families
A nonprofit organization that favors the CDA as part of a broader effort to reduce sexual violence linked to illegal and child pornography.Family Research Council
A nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization formed "to promote "the traditional family unit and the Judeo-Christian value system."Concerned Woman for America
Founded "to protect the interests of American families and provide a voice for women who believe in Judeo-Christian values."American Family Association, Inc.
A Christian ministry headed by Dr. Donald E. WildmonOthers:
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Whose Freedoms Are We Protecting with the CDA
Why there is nothing wrong with the Communications Decency Act
Moral Ideas for America: The First Amendment and Pornography
The American Family Association
Anti-Communications Decency Act Sites
American Civil Liberties Union The ACLU, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 275,000-member public interest organization devoted to protecting civil liberties, has led the court fight against the Communications Decency Act..
Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition CIEC is a coalition of Internet users, businesses, non-profit groups, and civil liberties advocates that filed suit against the CDA on February 26, 1996 (ALA vs. DOJ). The suit was consolidated with ACLU vs. Reno.
Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC is a public interest research center devoted to emerging civil liberties issues.
Electronic Frontier Foundation The EFF is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting civil liberties in new media.
Center For Democracy and Technology (CDT) CDT is a non-profit public interest organization dedicated to "constitutional civil liberties and democratic values in new computer and communications technologies."
American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy A plaintiff in the Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition suit against the CDA (ALA vs. DOJ). The suit was consolidated with ACLU v. Reno.
People for the American Way A member of the Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition
Families against Internet Censorship
Others:New Age Comstockery: Exon vs. the Internet - an analysis from the Cato Institute
We're suing the Feds, and so should you: A Special Report from HotWired
U.S. Supreme Court Links
FindLaw Internet Legal Resources Offers searchable databases of Supreme Court and other U.S. court decisions
Oyez Oyez Oyez: A Supreme Court WWW Resource Provides RealAudio digital recordings of Supreme Court proceedings and information about major constitutional cases heard and decided by the Court.
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