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ACLU Honored for "Excellence in Internet Promotion" at Internet World Conference (05/01/1996)
The American Civil Liberties Union received an award April 30 for "Excellence in Promotion of the Internet" from Internet industry publisher Mecklermedia Corporation at its Spring '96 Internet World Conference in San Jose, California.

Government Witness: "Censor First, Ask Questions Later;" Plaintiffs Waive Rebuttal of Government Testimony; Oral Arguments Moved Up to Friday, May 10th (04/15/1996)
Update on the ACLU v. Reno trial with highlights of the day's proceedings.

Government Witness: "Censor First, Ask Questions Later;" Plaintiffs Waive Rebuttal of Government Testimony; Oral Arguments Moved Up to Friday, May 10th (04/15/1996)
Update on the ACLU v. Reno trial with highlights of the day's proceedings.

1st Government Witness Acknowledges Difficulty in Finding Sexually Explicit Material Online; 2nd Government Witness Returns Monday to Conclude Testimony; Plaintiffs Have Option to Rebut Government Case Monday (04/12/1996)
Update on the ACLU v. Reno trial with highlights of the day's proceedings.

Government Calls Two Witnesses; MIT Expert Will Testify for Plaintiffs on PICS Standards (04/04/1996)
Daily update from ACLU v. Reno trial and fight to protect the freedom of speech online

Barry Steinhardt asks three-judge panel "Is Cyberspace Free?" (04/01/1996)
You can't put a price on free speech in cyberspace, ACLU Associate Director Barry Steinhardt told a three-judge panel in the final day of plaintiff testimony in the group's legal challenge to Internet censorship. And if you did, Steinhardt said, the ACLU probably could not afford it.

ACLU to Take the Stand in Third Day of Testimony (03/29/1996)
The American Civil Liberties Union is preparing to take the stand in the third day of hearings before a federal three- judge panel to determine the future of free speech in cyberspace.

Free Speech Challenge to Internet Censorship Law (03/22/1996)
In the first two days of trial in the battle for free speech in cyberspace, a three-judge panel heard testimony from plaintiffs who fear censorship under the new telecommunications law and took a first-ever live courtroom tour of the Internet.

Internet Interview: "Cyber-Censorship: What the 'Bleep' is Going On?" (03/20/1996)
The Night Before the Decency Act Lawsuit Begins, Linda Ellerbee Talks With Reverend Jerry Falwell, Representative Pat Schroeder, Donna Rice Hughes, John Perry Barlow, Nadine Strossen, and You to Question Who Should Control What We See, Hear and Read

Schedule of Witness Appearances in ACLU v. Reno Trial (03/20/1996)

Background Briefing: Three-Judge Panel to Hear ACLU Testimony in Landmark Challenge to Internet Censorship Law (03/20/1996)
Beginning tomorrow, a three-judge panel in federal district court in Philadelphia will hear testimony in the consolidated cases of ACLU et al v. Reno and American Library Association et al v. Reno, the landmark challenge to censorship provisions of the Telecommunications Law of 1996.

Personal Statements of Teens Affected by the CDA (03/18/1996)

Wildcat Press Affidavit in ACLU, et al v. Reno (02/26/1996)

ACLU Urges Carnegie Mellon To Reverse Internet Censorship; Letter to University President Says Students Must Have Access to Information (11/08/1994)
In a strongly worded letter to the President of Carnegie Mellon University, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged the university to reconsider and reverse its decision to prohibit student access to six network news groups that deal with sexual topics on the Internet.