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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, freedom, cyberspace, speech, Internet search engine, identity, federal judge, argument, search engine, Google Inc., Internet Service Provider, decision, Internet service, service provider

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, minor, speech, provision, court, children, law

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, First Amendment, blogging, communication, speech, IM, firing, survey, e-mail, worker

The erosion of anonymous Internet speech

 January 25, 2006 Attorney Eric Sinrod warns against the unintended consequences of a new law designed to prevent telephone harassment. TAGS: identity, speech, harassment, law, First Amendment, telecommunications, freedom, person, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

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., First Amendment, injunction, Grand Theft Auto, Florida, violence, school, speech, law, video game, video, games

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, sentence, bill, police, speech, MySpace, Republican, state, law, person, New York, video

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, sentence, congressman, penalty, bill, police, speech, MySpace, state, law, person, New York, 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, home PC, student, icon, teacher, threat, IM, Mr., speech, law, New York

Court dismisses Yahoo's free-speech lawsuit

 January 13, 2006 Appeals court ducks question of whether a French court can require a U.S. company to censor a U.S.-based Web site. TAGS: Nazi, Yahoo! Inc., U.S. company, margin, court, First Amendment, speech, France, law, U.S.

Court strikes down Pennsylvania porn law

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