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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