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Preliminary Injunction for the ACLU v. Reno (02/01/1999)
Preliminary injunction in which U.S. District Judge Lowell A. Reed found that the ACLU was likely to succeed on the claim that the law "imposes a burden on speech that is protected for adults." If the government had not appealed, the case would have proceeded to a full trial on the merits of the law under Judge Reed.

Preliminary Injunction Against COPA in ACLU v. Reno II (02/01/1999)

Judge Reed's Questions for Plaintiffs and Defendants in ACLU v. Reno II (01/27/1999)

Report of Expert Witness Dan Farmer in ACLU v. Reno II (01/20/1999)

Report of Expert Witness Donna Hoffman in ACLU v. Reno II (01/20/1999)

Declaration of Expert Witness Donna Hoffman (01/20/1999)

ACLU Response to Government's Motion to Dismiss in ACLU v. Reno II (01/20/1999)

Temporary Restraining Order Hearing Transcript in ACLU v. Reno II (PART 2) (11/19/1998)

Temporary Restraining Order Hearing Transcript in ACLU v. Reno II (PART 2) (11/19/1998)

Temporary Restraining Order Hearing Transcript in ACLU v. Reno II (PART 1) (11/19/1998)

ACLU Motion seeking a Temporary Restraining Order in ACLU v. Reno II (11/19/1998)

Declaration of Ernest Johnson on Behalf of ArtNet Worldwide Corporation (11/11/1998)
Plaintiffs' legal declaration in Reno v. ACLU

Declaration of Roberta Speyer on Behalf of OBGYN.net (11/11/1998)
Plaintiff declaration in Reno v. ACLU

Injunction Sought by the ACLU and Others Against the Enforcement of Internet Censorship Laws (10/22/1998)
Papers filed in federal District Court in Philadelphia, the groups are seeking an injunction against the new law, which is scheduled to go into effect 30 days from the date it was signed.

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in ACLU v. Reno II (10/22/1998)

Loudoun County VA blocking software ruling: Highlights From a Previous Ruling (08/22/1998)

Loudon County VA ruling on blocking software: the decision (08/07/1998)
Requirement that public libraries install blocking software is unconstitutional in violation of the First Amendment.

Urofsky v. Allen Brief of the Appellees (06/28/1998)

Judge C. LeRoy Hansen's Order Blocking Unconstitutional Internet Censorship Law in New Mexico (05/28/1998)

List of Finding of Fact in Internet Censorship Case in New Mexico (05/28/1998)

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