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Monday, 30th June 2003

CIPA Decision: An Editorial Roundup

Internet Filtering
U.S. Supreme Court's CIPA Decision: The Editorials
Since last Monday's U.S. Supreme Court Decision many newspapers have published editorials about the decision. What follows is a roundup with direct links to about 25 editorials.

* Allentown Morning Call..."Library filters to block e-pornography; a common-sense approach to Internet"
* Arizona Republic..."Filtering the Web"
* Austin American-Statesman..."Web filters welcome, but kids will find holes"
* Chicago Tribune..."Filtering Free Speech"
* Christian Science Monitor..."Blocking Porn at Libraries"
* [Denver] Rocky Mountain News..."Why is Congress bossing libraries?"
* Des Moines Register..."Don't censor libraries"

* Detroit Free Press..."Justices fail to side with free speech in two cases"
* Eugene Register-Guard..."Unfiltered justice: Libraries told to block porn or give up grants"
* Indianapolis Star..."Libraries' duty: Put clamps on porn sites"
* Louisville Courier-Journal..."Library Filters"
* Memphis Commercial Appeal..."Libraries, not Congress, should guide Net access"
* Milwaukee Journal Sentinel..."Let librarians play nanny"
* Minneapolis Star Tribune..."Internet filters / Affront to librarians, patrons"
* Newsday..."Unnecessary Headache for Libraries"
* New York Times..."Internet Filters and Free Speech"
* Peoria Journal-Star...Trust local libraries to police Internet
* Pittsburgh Post-Gazette..."Library privileges / The court lets Congress protect children on the Web"
* Providence Journal..."Dictating to libraries"
* Salt Lake City Tribune..."Unplugged"
* San Antonio Express News..."Free speech blocked along with porn sites"
* San Francisco Chronicle..."Why filters flop"
* San Jose Mercury News..."Court unwisely endorses government censorship at libraries"
* Springfield (MA.) Republican..."Court is kidding itself on Internet porn filters"
* Tampa Tribune..."Filtering Smut In Public Libraries"
* Wichita Eagle..."Smut Free"
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UPDATED 7/3/03
Libraries--Filtering
Source: New York Times
"Libraries Planning a Meeting on Filters"

A short article in the NYT about the ALA organized meeting set for August 14th.

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