Internet Speech
Garden District Book Shop v. Caldwell – Challenge to Louisiana Online Censorship Law
A Louisiana law passed during the state’s 2015 legislative session makes it a crime for any individual in Louisiana to publish material on the Internet that may be “harmful to minors” without an age verification screen. On November 4, 2015, the ACLU, the ACLU of Louisiana, and Dentons U.S. LLP, filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law on behalf of a coalition of booksellers, magazines, comic book retailers, and their readers.
Status: Ongoing
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Apr 2015
Internet Speech
ACLU v. Gonzales - Challenge to Child Online Protection Act
In a clear victory for free speech, the Supreme Court has announced that it will not hear the government's appeal of a ban on the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), the federal law that would criminalize constitutionally protected speech on the Internet.
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Apr 2015
Internet Speech
ACLU v. Gonzales - Challenge to Child Online Protection Act
In a clear victory for free speech, the Supreme Court has announced that it will not hear the government's appeal of a ban on the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), the federal law that would criminalize constitutionally protected speech on the Internet.
Court Case
Feb 2013
Internet Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Governor Mifflin School District and Filtering of LGBT Online Content
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania have sent a letter requesting that school officials at Governor Mifflin School District in Berks County stop using Internet filters that violate students' First Amendment free speech rights. The district uses a "sexuality" filter that blocks sites that express support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and an "intolerance" filter that blocks political advocacy sites that are labeled as intolerant.
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Feb 2013
Internet Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Governor Mifflin School District and Filtering of LGBT Online Content
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania have sent a letter requesting that school officials at Governor Mifflin School District in Berks County stop using Internet filters that violate students' First Amendment free speech rights. The district uses a "sexuality" filter that blocks sites that express support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and an "intolerance" filter that blocks political advocacy sites that are labeled as intolerant.
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2005
Internet Speech
FCC v. Brand X Internet Services
Reviewing whether cable broadband services should be allowed to limit access to a single Internet Service Provider (ISP). DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2005
Internet Speech
FCC v. Brand X Internet Services
Reviewing whether cable broadband services should be allowed to limit access to a single Internet Service Provider (ISP). DECIDED
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2002
Internet Speech
Free Speech
Ashcroft v. The Free Speech Coalition
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2002
Internet Speech
Free Speech