-Caveat Lector- Latest News VICTORY! Judge Blocks Child Online Protection Act (February 1, 1999) United States District Judge Lowell Reed has entered a preliminary injunction against the Child Online Protection Act. Read the court's opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ACLU v. Reno, Round II Update: First Major Ruling Expected by February 1 (January 27, 1999) PHILADELPHIA -- With closing arguments concluded late Tuesday, Judge Lowell A. Reed, Jr. called lawyers for the government and the American Civil Liberties Union back into court today for a final "question-and-answer" session regarding the constitutionality of a new federal Internet censorship law. Judge Reed is expected to rule on whether to block the law by Monday, February 1, when a temporary restraining order he imposed against the law in November is scheduled to expire. The new law makes it a federal crime for commercial websites to communicate material considered "harmful to minors." Penalties include fines of up to $150,000 for each day of violation, and up to six months in prison if convicted of a crime. At the six-day hearing, the ACLU presented testimony from website operators who provide free information for artists, lesbian and gay men, and the disabled, who all fear that a new federal law will force them to shut down their websites. If the court issues a preliminary injunction, Internet speakers will remain safe from prosecution and fines and a full trial will be scheduled. The government will then have to decide whether it wants to pursue an appeal. For more information on the case, read the ACLU's January 20 news release, legal briefs, and other documents below. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
