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Urofsky v. Allen Complaint (05/08/1997)

Transcript of Day Three of ALA v. Pataki (04/07/1997)
For the Plaintiffs: Matthew Ehrlich, host of LAMBDA conference on ECHO Rudolf Kinsky, artist and member of Art on the Net Maurice Friedman, executive director, Westchester Library System Barry Steinhardt, associate director, American Civil Liberties Union

Transcript of Second Day of ALA v. Pataki (04/04/1997)
For the Plaintiffs: Diane Kovacs , computer consultant (Mrs. Kovacs will present a live Internet demonstration to the court.)

Transcript of Day One in ALA v. Pataki (04/03/1997)
Plaintiff lawyers Christopher Hansen and Ann Beeson, ACLU; Michael Hertz and Anat Hakim, Latham & Watkins (pro-bono attorneys). For the Defendants: Michael McCartney, Investigator, Office of the Attorney General, Buffalo, New York

Plaintiff's Reply Brief in ALA v. Pataki (03/22/1997)

Declaration of Lile Elam in ALA v. Pataki (03/19/1997)
"Art on the Net" founder Lile Elam's declaration for the plaintiffs in the battle over Internet censorship in ALA v. Pataki

Declaration of the ALA's Judith Krug in ALA v. Pataki (03/19/1997)
Declaration of the ALA's Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom Judith Krug in their fight against censorship on the Internet.

Declaration of Bennett Haselton in ALA v. Pataki (03/19/1997)
Declaration of Peacefire Founder Bennett Haselton in the case against online censorship.

Declaration of Stacy Horn in ALA v. Pataki (03/19/1997)
Declaration of ECHO (East Coast Hang Out) President Stacy Horn in defense of the freedom of speech on the Internet in ALA v. Pataki

Declaration of Alexis Rosen in ALA v. Pataki (03/19/1997)
Declaration of Public Access Networks Corporation ("Panix") President Alexis Rosen in fight against the CDA and online censorship

Declaration of Todd Sowers in ALA v. Pataki (03/19/1997)
Declaration of New York City Net President Todd Sowers in the battle against the CDA and online censorship

Transcript of the Supreme Court's Oral Argument, Reno v. ACLU (03/19/1997)
Transcript of the Supreme Court's Oral Argument, on March 19th in Reno v. ACLU I, the battle over the CDA.

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