News (Media Awareness Project) - US Supreme Court Strikes Down The CDA |
| Title: | US Supreme Court Strikes Down The CDA |
| Published On: | 1997-06-26 |
| Source: | CNN |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-08 14:59:33 |
"WASHINGTON (CNN) The Supreme Court, in a landmark decision on
Internet censorship, ruled Thursday that the Communications Decency Act
is unconstitutional.
"In delivering its decision, the court sided with earlier rulings
barring enforcement of the 1996 legislation, which Congress passed
without hearings as a lastminute addition to the sweeping
Telecommunications Act."
[The full text of the decision is available now at http://www.ciec.org/]
[Also See http://www.aclu.org/]
Internet censorship, ruled Thursday that the Communications Decency Act
is unconstitutional.
"In delivering its decision, the court sided with earlier rulings
barring enforcement of the 1996 legislation, which Congress passed
without hearings as a lastminute addition to the sweeping
Telecommunications Act."
[The full text of the decision is available now at http://www.ciec.org/]
[Also See http://www.aclu.org/]
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