FC: Librarians challenge Net-filtering law; conservative press conf

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

And later today... I don't usually go to these things, but in this case I 
can't resist:

SOCIAL ISSUES Family Research Council (FRC) News conference in support of 
the constitutionality of the "Children's Internet Protection Act," (CIPA). 
Participants: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Rep. Ernest Istook, Jr., R-Okla.; 
Rep. Charles "Chip" Pickering, R-Miss.; Jan LaRue,FRC; Jay Sekulow, 
American Center for Law and Justice; Partirck Trueman, American Family 
Assn.; Wendy Wright, Concerned Women for America; Donna Rice Hughes, 
Internet safety advocate; Bruce Tayloe, National Law Center; Robin Johnson, 
parent,and Laura Morgan, librarian, Chicago Public Library Location: 1334 
Longworth House Office Building. 1 p.m. Contact: Kristen Hansen, 
202-393-2100 **NEW**

-Declan

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Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 10:09:46 -0600
From: "Don Wood" <dwood () ala org>
To: <declan () well com>
Subject: American Library Association files lawsuit

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (PDF of ALA's complaint 
filed in Philadelphia on March 20, 2001)
http://www.ala.org/cipa/cipacomplaint.pdf

American Library Association files lawsuit challenging Children's Internet 
Protection Act
For immediate release March 20, 2001
http://www.ala.org/cipa/cipapressrelease.html

These links appear on the updated pages at

CIPA Litigation
http://www.ala.org/cipa/litigation.html

CIPA Press Releases
http://www.ala.org/pressreleases.html





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Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood () ala org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/
intellectual freedom @ your library




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