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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, decision, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, Google Inc., service provider

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, programming, cable company, 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, statute, provision, speech, minor, court, law, children

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

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

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

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, Rockstar Games, federal judge, violence, video game, law, Grand Theft Auto, Illinois, politician, Judge, sale, 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, student, speech, law, teacher, icon, home PC, IM, New York

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

Bill would stiffen penalties for crimes posted online

January 26, 2007 Congressman wants to force states to boost sentences for criminals who post images or videos of their violent crimes on the Internet. TAGS: crime, First Amendment, penalty, bill, sentence, congressman, police, speech, MySpace, state, New York, person, video

Bill would stiffen penalties for crimes posted online

January 26, 2007 Congressional Republican wants to force states to boost sentences for criminals who post images or videos of their violent crimes on the Internet. TAGS: crime, First Amendment, penalty, bill, sentence, police, speech, state, Republican, MySpace, New York, person, video

Judge deals blow to Patriot Act

September 6, 2007 He blocks FBI from using national security letters, a controversial surveillance tool that has been misused in the past. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, First Amendment, Judge, Bush Administration, attempt, search engine, Adobe PDF, e-mail

Lawsuit challenges new 'e-annoyance' law

February 9, 2006 Law targeting e-mail, Web posts that "annoy" will be tested in suit filed by provider of service that lets people send anonymous e-mail. TAGS: law, First Amendment, identity, Arizona, VoIP, president, IP, e-mail

Federal case may redefine child porn

November 30, 2006 Justice Department indicts a photographer over a site that posted photos of clothed minors--a case that has raised First Amendment issues. TAGS: indictment, nudity, Alabama, attorney, First Amendment, modeling, prosecutor, U.S., Florida, photograph

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

Suit over poor Google ranking may go forward

June 30, 2006 Federal judge is considering issuing an order to allow KinderStart.com to amend its lawsuit against the search giant. TAGS: First Amendment, ranking, antitrust, lawsuit, attorney, Google Inc., federal judge, search engine, California, Microsoft Corp.

Senator plans to revise Web labeling bill

April 17, 2007 Republican Ted Stevens' bill includes proposals that aroused concern among civil liberties advocates, librarians and technology companies. TAGS: proposal, senator, bill, First Amendment, technology company, Republican, U.S.

Police blotter: Prosecutors want reporters' hard drives

October 13, 2006 Pennsylvania's attorney general demands newspaper reporters' hard drives as part of a grand-jury investigation. TAGS: Pennsylvania, attorney general, Police Blotter, subpoena, reporter, prosecutor, First Amendment, newspaper, hard drive, Web browser, password

Net porn ban faces another legal setback

March 22, 2007 Federal judge says 1998 law targeting Web sites deemed "harmful to minors" goes too far and violates the free speech rights of American adults. TAGS: Child Online Protection Act, setback, minor, porn, First Amendment, law, prosecutor, federal judge, court, Bush Administration, filter, material, professor, response, opinion, America Online Inc.

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
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