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ACLU Comments on Interim Rule on Encryption Items Transferred From the U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List (02/25/2002)

Is Cyberspace Burning? (02/14/2002)
NEW YORK -- In a 15-page white paper released today, the American Civil Liberties Union warned that government-coerced, industry efforts to rate content on the Internet could torch free speech online.

Online Censorship in the States (02/13/2002)
In a sweeping victory for free speech rights in cyberspace, the Supreme Court struck down the Communications Decency Act in Reno v. ACLU in June 1997. The Court granted the highest level of First Amendment protection to the Internet, and cyber-activists are still dancing in the streets.

Censorship In A Box (02/13/2002)
The Internet is rapidly becoming an essential tool for learning and communication. But the dream of universal Internet access will remain only a dream if politicians force libraries and other institutions to use blocking software whenever patrons log on.

Feature on ACLU v. Reno II (06/26/2000)
Feature on the ACLU's Successful in Fight Against the Second Attempt by Congress to Censor the Internet with COPA

Legislation and Court Cases Pertaining to Online Censorship in Several States (03/17/2000)
In a sweeping victory for free speech rights in cyberspace, the Supreme Court struck down the Communications Decency Act in Reno v. ACLU in June 1997. The Court granted the highest level of First Amendment protection to the Internet, and cyber-activists are still dancing in the streets.

List of Plaintiffs in ACLU v. Reno II (11/19/1999)

List of Plaintiff's in Ashcroft (and Reno) v. ACLU (11/23/1998)
A list of plaintiffs, biographies, links, and plaintiff statements in the censorship case of Ashcroft (and Reno) v. ACLU

Excerpts of a DOJ Letter to Congress Expressing Concerns with COPA (10/05/1998)
A letter outlining the serious problems the Justice Dept. saw with COPA

Letter from the Department of Justice to Congress concerning ACLU v. Reno II (10/05/1998)

Full Text of a Justice Letter to Congress Expressing Concerns with COPA (10/05/1998)
A letter outlining the serious problems the Justice Dept. saw with COPA

ACLU v. Johnson: New Mexico and online censorship (06/27/1998)

Letter to New Mexico Attorney General Tom Udall Asking for a Quick Resolution to Censorship Litigation (04/22/1998)

Letter to Senate Committee Urging Opposition to Two Bills (03/11/1998)
ACLU urges Committee to vote 'NO' on two bills that fly in the face of the Supreme Court's ruling in the CDA and will restrict protected speech on the Internet in schools and libraries.

Warning to Kern County (CA) Libraries About Using Internet Filtering (01/21/1998)
Faxed warning to libraries in Kern County, California, from the American Civil Liberties Union stating that mandatory use of Internet filtering software may result in a lawsuit.

State by State Internet Censorship Bills (06/27/1997)
In a sweeping victory for free speech rights in cyberspace, the Supreme Court struck down the Communications Decency Act in Reno v. ACLU in June 1997. The Court granted the highest level of First Amendment protection to the Internet, and cyber-activists are still dancing in the streets.

Feature on Reno v. ACLU I - The Battle Over the CDA (06/26/1997)
Full feature on the first battle between the Dept. of Justice and the ACLU over the constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act.

Feature on ALA v. Pataki (06/20/1997)
Feature on the challenge to New York's Internet censorship law

Two Federal Cases Involved with Online Censorship and the CDA (06/20/1997)
On the eve of a landmark Supreme Court ruling on the federal law criminalizing "indecency" on the Internet, two federal district judges, one in New York and one in Georgia, today struck down laws barring free speech in cyberspace.

Biography of Witness Hans K. Klein in ACLU v. Miller (04/15/1997)
Hans K. Klein is a professor in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Klein was previously on the faculty of The Institute of Public Policy at George Mason University.