Wednesday, May 15, 2002

Internet censorship pushed back, slightly. The NYT reported yesterday on a limited supreme court decision limiting the ability of the government to censor on the internet. As the press-herald does a fairly good job pointing out, the court did not make a definitive statement on internet censorship; and it was only a very weak coalition of justices that agreed on different areas of this decision, so another case may have to be specifically tailored to gain a definitive judgment. The ACLU's website has a special site with much more detailed information. 11:39:00 AM

Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech ... Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish sentiments on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of this liberty;...

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