Thursday, January 19, 2006

 

Feds take porn fight to Google | CNET News.com

The Bush administration's request, first reported by The San Jose Mercury News, is part of its attempts to defend the 1998 Child Online Protection Act, which is being challenged in court in Philadelphia by the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU says Web sites cannot realistically comply with COPA and that the law violates the right to freedom of speech mandated by the First Amendment.

The search engine companies are not parties to the suit.

Link to American Civil Liberties Union website

Cornell University's "First Amendment" overview and learning guide

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