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ACLU Lawsuit Seeks Access to Lawful Information on Internet for Library Patrons in Eastern Washington (11/16/2006)
SPOKANE, WA - Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, three library users and a nonprofit organization today brought a lawsuit to ensure that patrons of a library system in Eastern Washington have access to useful and lawful information on the Internet.

After ACLU of Colorado Intervention, High School Student Suspended for Off-Campus Internet Posting Is Back in School (02/21/2006)
LITTLETON, CO -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado announced today that an agreement has been reached between Littleton High School and school authorities and junior Bryan Lopez, who was suspended for posting satirical commentary about the school the Internet.

Utah Businesses, Free Speech Groups and Individuals Challenge Restrictions on Internet Speech (06/09/2005)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Citing free speech and interstate commerce violations, the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah today joined a broad based group of bookstores, artistic and informative Web sites, Internet Service Providers and national trade associations in filing a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Utah law meant to restrict children's access to material on the Internet.

ACLU of Rhode Island Files Open Records Lawsuit Against North Smithfield (06/01/2005)
NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI -- For the third time in two years, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has taken legal action against the town of North Smithfield, this time for a violation of the state's open records law. Today's lawsuit challenges a requirement by the town that any individual seeking access to an online database of public records must first provide personal information.

ACLU of Rhode Island Releases Report on "Troubling" Internet Censorship in State's Public Libraries (04/19/2005)
PROVIDENCE, RI -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today released a report showing that public libraries in the state are impeding patrons' access to information on the Internet through the unnecessarily expansive use of so-called ""blocking software."" Calling the findings ""troubling,"" the 18-page report, ""Reader's Block,"" urged libraries to reassess the policies and practices they have implemented.

Supreme Court Hears Two Cases Critical For Future Of Online Free Speech (03/29/2005)
NEW YORK -- Two cases being heard by the Supreme Court today will determine whether the Internet remains the open forum for free speech that it has always been, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed friend-of-the-court briefs in each of them.

Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law That Blocked More Than One Million Legal Web Sites (09/10/2004)
PHILADELPHIA -- In a critical test of a novel attempt to regulate speech on the Internet, a federal judge today held Pennsylvania's web blocking law to be unconstitutional. The court found that the state's ""Internet Child Pornography Act"" was ineffective in blocking child pornography, but was very effective in blocking access to more than one million constitutionally protected web sites with no sexual content.

In Victory for Online Free Speech, Supreme Court Upholds Block on Internet Censorship Law (06/29/2004)
NEW YORK - Recognizing the severe consequences of criminalizing online free speech, the Supreme Court today upheld a ban on yet another government attempt to censor the Internet, saying that content-based prohibitions of speech "have the constant potential to be a repressive force in the lives and thoughts of a free people."

ACLU of Ohio Urges School to Rescind Punishment for Student Who Criticized School in Off-Campus Postings (05/06/2004)
CLEVELAND -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today sent a letter to Lancaster City Schools' Interim Superintendent on behalf of the family of a student who was suspended and is currently being expelled for creating a website that skewers school administrators and staff. The website was created and maintained off school grounds, using no school resources.

ACLU Returns to Supreme Court in Renewed Challenge to Internet Censorship Law (03/02/2004)
WASHINGTON -The American Civil Liberties Union returned to the Supreme Court today to argue against an Internet censorship law that blocks legal and valuable online speech for adults without protecting minors from potentially harmful material.

ACLU Applauds Court Victory On Preserving Competition Online (10/07/2003)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union applauds the ruling by the Federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that cable broadband Internet services have been improperly classified by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in a way that frees them from rules that ensure competition and help keep the Internet free.

ACLU Challenges Arizona Law That Censors Anti-Death Penalty Web Sites (09/18/2003)
PHOENIX-Acting on behalf of anti-death penalty and other advocacy groups, the American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit in Arizona federal district court seeking to invalidate a state law that bans all information about Arizona prisoners from the global Internet.

ACLU Disappointed in Ruling on Internet Censorship in Libraries, But Sees Limited Impact for Adults (06/23/2003)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today said that it was disappointed by a fractured Supreme Court ruling that Congress can force public libraries to install blocking software on library Internet terminals, but noted that the ruling minimized the law's impact on adults, who can insist that the software be disabled.

ACLU Urges Pennsylvania Legislature to Review Laws Regulating Internet Communications (05/12/2003)
PHILADELPHIA -- Furthering its commitment to keeping cyberspace free from censorship, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania today urged state lawmakers to undertake a thorough review of existing Pennsylvania laws regulating Internet communications.

Federal Appeals Court Clears Way For ACLU Lawsuit Over FBI Censorship of Internet Website (04/03/2003)
NEW YORK- The American Civil Liberties Union today said it will be moving forward in its First Amendment lawsuit over censorship of a controversial website by federal law enforcement officials, now that a federal appeals court has rejected the government's attempt to dismiss the case.

Ruling a Second Time, Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ban on Internet Censorship Law (03/07/2003)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today welcomed a federal appeals court ruling that a law meant to safeguard children against Internet pornography would block lawful and valuable speech for adults.

ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Reject Law Mandating Internet Censorship in Libraries (03/05/2003)
WASHINGTON - In a landmark case being argued before the Supreme Court today, the American Civil Liberties Union is urging the Justices to reject a law that would force libraries to censor constitutionally protected online speech by adults as well as children.

PA High School Pays $60,000 to Student Who Was Punished for Private Internet Message (11/18/2002)
PITTSBURGH - A local school district has agreed to pay $60,000 in partial settlement of lawsuit brought by a former student who was kicked off the volleyball team because he posted an Internet message criticizing an art teacher, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania announced today.

ACLU Optimistic That Supreme Court Will Reject Law Mandating Internet Censorship in Libraries (11/12/2002)
The American Civil Liberties Union said today that it was optimistic about its challenge to a library Internet censorship law after the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.

ACLU Optimistic That Supreme Court Will Reject Law Mandating Internet Censorship in Libraries (11/12/2002)
NEW YORK--The American Civil Liberties Union said today that it was optimistic about its challenge to a library Internet censorship law after the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.