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12 Internet Speech Cases

Assorted children's books with "Access Denied" stamp
Court Case
Oct 2016

Internet Speech

Garden District Book Shop v. Caldwell 鈥 Challenge to Louisiana Online Censorship Law

A Louisiana law passed during the state鈥檚 2015 legislative session makes it a crime for any individual in Louisiana to publish material on the Internet that may be 鈥渉armful to minors鈥 without an age verification screen. On November 4, 2015, the ACLU, the 桃子视频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.
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Garden District Book Shop V. Caldwell 鈥 Challenge To Louisiana Online Censorship Law. Explore Case.
Court Case
Oct 2016
Assorted children's books with "Access Denied" stamp

Internet Speech

Garden District Book Shop v. Caldwell 鈥 Challenge to Louisiana Online Censorship Law

A Louisiana law passed during the state鈥檚 2015 legislative session makes it a crime for any individual in Louisiana to publish material on the Internet that may be 鈥渉armful to minors鈥 without an age verification screen. On November 4, 2015, the ACLU, the 桃子视频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.
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桃子视频v. Gonzales - Challenge to Child Online Protection Act
Court Case
Apr 2015

Internet Speech

桃子视频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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Court Case
Apr 2015
桃子视频v. Gonzales - Challenge to Child Online Protection Act

Internet Speech

桃子视频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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Governor Mifflin School District and Filtering of LGBT Online Content
Court Case
Feb 2013

Internet Speech

LGBTQ Rights

Governor Mifflin School District and Filtering of LGBT Online Content

The 桃子视频 and the 桃子视频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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Court Case
Feb 2013
Governor Mifflin School District and Filtering of LGBT Online Content

Internet Speech

LGBTQ Rights

Governor Mifflin School District and Filtering of LGBT Online Content

The 桃子视频 and the 桃子视频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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FCC v. Brand X Internet Services
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
FCC v. Brand X Internet Services

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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