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by Sheila Lennon
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May 31, 2002 • Today's weblog

Federal Judges Toss Out Online Pornography Law:

"Three federal judges on Friday threw out a federal law that would have forced public libraries to equip computers with software designed to block access to Internet pornography.

"In a 195-page decision, the judges said the Children's Internet Protection Act went too far because it also blocking access to sites that contained protected speech."

The case was Multnomah County Public Library v. United States Of America; here's the opinion, and the American Library Association's reaction.

An earlier column from the St. Paul Pioneer Press: Why would you want to see porn at the library?
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