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Free Speech : Censorship : Legislative Documents

ACLU Comments to FCC Regarding Net Neutrality (03/14/2008)

ACLU Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations Regarding Censorship At the Borders (03/28/2006)
Statement of Caroline Fredrickson Director, Washington Legislative Office American Civil Liberties Union Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations Committee on Government Reform, United States House of Representatives Concerning Setting Post-9/11 Investigative Priorities at the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, March 28, 2006

ACLU Comments to the Federal Communications Commission re: MB Docket No. 04-261, the Matter of Violent Television Programming and Its Impact on Children (09/15/2004)

ACLU Testimony of Marvin J. Johnson, Legislative Counsel, at a Hearing on the Committee Print to Amend the Federal Trademark Dilution Act Before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the House Committee on the Judiciary (04/21/2004)

Coalition Sign-on Letter Submitting Comments to the FEC in Response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Political Committee Status (04/06/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging Opposition to S. 2056, the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004 (03/23/2004)

ACLU Letter to the House Expressing Concerns about H.R. 3717, the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004 (03/02/2004)

ACLU Letter to the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Expressing Concerns About H.R. 3717, the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004 (02/10/2004)

Letter to the Senate on S. 151, The Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (01/29/2003)

Letter to Rep. Coble and Rep. Berman Urging Opposition to the Federal Trademark Dilution Act (02/21/2002)

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