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Senators seek Web porn tax

August 1, 2005 Nine Senate Democrats want to levy a 25 percent tax on porn sites' revenue, but legal scholars say the idea violates the First Amendment. TAGS: First Amendment, tax, scholar, Arkansas, senator, Democrat, law, bill, children

FAQ: The new 'annoy' law explained

January 11, 2006 Certain types of Web sites, e-mail are now federally prohibited. What does that mean in practice? TAGS: law, First Amendment, Communications Decency Act, VoIP, communication, prosecutor, argument, section, person

The freedom to disallow speech in cyberspace

March 7, 2007 Attorney Eric Sinrod says tech industry escaped a close call that might have imposed shackles on search engines and Internet service providers. TAGS: plaintiff, First Amendment, defendant, cyberspace, freedom, speech, Internet search engine, search engine, federal judge, identity, argument, Google Inc., decision, service provider, Internet Service Provider, Internet service

Police blotter: Prison inmate wants personal ad replies

November 10, 2006 In this week's installment, an inmate claims a First Amendment right to be mailed printouts of e-mail replies to a Web personal ad. TAGS: First Amendment, Police Blotter, Wisconsin, regulation, e-mail

The Constitution, a la carte

May 22, 2007 The FCC might have good intentions, but Randolph J. May says the government could end up violating the First Amendment. TAGS: First Amendment, government, cable company, programming, violence, reader, law, TV

High court rejects CDA

June 26, 1997 The Supreme Court finds the Communications Decency Act unconstitutional under the First Amendment. TAGS: Communications Decency Act, First Amendment, speech, statute, minor, provision, court, law, children

Apple suit tests First Amendment

January 10, 2005 Lawsuit against Web site that published details of forthcoming Mac products raises touchy free-speech questions, media experts say. A new iMac for under $500? TAGS: First Amendment, trade secret, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh

Judge: RIAA can unmask file swappers

July 27, 2004 The ruling is the most detailed so far in any of the "John Doe" cases brought by the recording industry. TAGS: RIAA, Cablevision Systems Corp., First Amendment, file-swapping, defendant, Judge, P2P, identity, DMCA, lawsuit, lawyer, attorney

Bloggers have rights too

March 24, 2005 Rep. John Conyers says bloggers deserve the same legal protections as those accorded to print and broadcast journalists. TAGS: First Amendment, blogger, journalist, exemption, court, protection, finance, media, blog, Apple Computer

Congress targets deceptive 'sex' sites

July 21, 2006 Senators vote for crackdown on "harmful to minor" sites, Net drug sales, sex offenders. Bush's sign-off expected soon. TAGS: minor, bill, legislation, margin, First Amendment, Webmaster, digital image, senator, language, word

Judge blocks California video game law

December 22, 2005 Saying minors have rights, a federal judge puts state law restricting "violent" video games on ice. TAGS: Ronald Whyte, minor, video game, First Amendment, federal judge, California, law, Judge, games, video

Police blotter: Student sues over IM-related suspension

June 30, 2006 New York school suspends a student due to allegedly "threatening" instant-messaging icon naming a teacher. TAGS: First Amendment, Police Blotter, threat, icon, student, home PC, speech, teacher, IM, law, New York, Mr.

Bid your name into a Grisham novel

August 16, 2005 Leading American authors will auction character names in forthcoming books to raise funds for the First Amendment Project. TAGS: auction, First Amendment, author, eBay Inc.

Judge nixes Michigan law aimed at 'violent' games

April 4, 2006 State law restricting sale of video games deemed harmful to minors violates First Amendment, federal judge rules. TAGS: Michigan, First Amendment, video game, violence, Rockstar Games, federal judge, law, politician, Grand Theft Auto, Judge, Illinois, sale, games, video

Police Blotter: Ex-cops sue over Net-sex video

June 9, 2006 In this week's installment, former Palm Beach County deputy sheriffs say they were unjustly fired for sex videos on the Web. TAGS: deputy, sheriff, Police Blotter, participant, First Amendment, Palm Inc., Microsoft Office, photograph, video

Florida judge gets tough on 'Bully'

October 13, 2006 Game maker Take-Two faces a court review of the prerelease game to see if it violates public nuisance laws. Images: 'Bully' in action TAGS: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., injunction, First Amendment, Grand Theft Auto, Florida, speech, school, law, games

Why employers are cracking down on e-mail

July 26, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod finds that employers increasingly resort to firing employees who abuse electronic communications. TAGS: electronic communication, employer, workplace, blogging, First Amendment, speech, communication, firing, worker, IM, e-mail

Police blotter: Sex offender demands Playboy on PC

October 6, 2006 In this week's installment, committed murderer and sex offender who had his laptop confiscated wins in federal court. TAGS: Police Blotter, Minnesota, lawsuit, ban, First Amendment, U.S. District Judge, women, patient, opinion, laptop computer, PC

New turn in Yahoo tussle over Nazi items

August 23, 2004 Case involving the Internet and French law continues, as U.S. court reverses First Amendment ruling. TAGS: Nazi, Web portal, First Amendment, court, Yahoo! Inc., France, portal, sale, U.S., law, California, server

Court strikes down Pennsylvania porn law

September 10, 2004 Statute requiring ISPs to filter inappropriate Web sites is unconstitutional, federal judge rules. TAGS: Pennsylvania, attorney general, domain name, law, Internet Service Provider, federal judge, First Amendment, speech, state, service provider, decision, IP
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