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Supreme Court won't revive online content law
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:27:18 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Susan Brynteson <susanb () udel edu> Date: January 21, 2009 2:10:50 PM EST To: dave () farber net Subject: Supreme Court won't revive online content law You win some, you lose some. This one we won! Susan Brynteson --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Susan Brynteson Vice Provost and May Morris Director of Libraries University of Delaware Library Newark, DE 19717-5267 Phone: 302-831-2231 Fax: 302-831-1046 Email: susanb () udel edu Supreme Court won't revive online content law WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has lost its final attempt to revive a federal law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet. The Supreme Court, in an order Wednesday, said it won't consider reviving the Child Online Protection Act, which lower federal courts struck down as unconstitutional. The law has been embroiled in court challenges since it passed in 1998 and never took effect. Full story at: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iQBB5KuH04ldwSqw_2t8YhHpZKIQD95RJMK80 ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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