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Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition
URL: http://www.ciec.org/

Description:
Historical information about the opposition "to Congress' first attempt to regulate content on the Internet, the Communications Decency Act, which the U.S. Supreme Court found unconstitutional on June 26, 1997. This site is being preserved as a resource on the landmark CDA case." It includes background on the case, Supreme Court appeal documents, Philadelphia trial documents, and related materials. There is also information about the current struggle to maintain the Internet's First Amendment rights.

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Internet -- Censorship
Internet -- Law and legislation -- United States

LII Database Information:
Record 6847 created by Dana Lubow on 08/23/1999
Last modification on 07/29/2000
Published: 08/23/1999  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6847