Index of Topics

• The Communications Decency Act:
  • The law in final form
  • The full Telecommunications Act of 1996 Which contains the CDA
• The court battles:
  • The Appeals Court rules the CDA unconstitutional
    • Second CDA appeal filed Rose Aguilar, News.com
  • The Supreme Court ruling on the CDA and the resulting aftermath
    • The Supreme Court's Ruling on the CDA
      • The full text of the Supreme Court's decision Cornell University
      • Justice John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the court Cornell University
      • Justice Sandra Day O'Conner delivered the concurring opinion Cornell University
    • Media stories related to the decision
      • Supreme Court rules CDA unconstitutional CNN.com
      • The post-CDA flame war Wired
    • Reaction from the Anti-CDA side
      • Supreme Court rules: cyberspace will be free! ACLU hails victory in internet censorship challenge American Civil Liberties Union
      • Supreme Court victory for free spech: CDA ruled unconstitutional Electronic Frontier Foundation
      • EPIC hails Supreme Court Internet "indecency" decision EPIC
    • Reaction from the Pro-CDA side
      • Statement by President Clinton Office of the Press Secretary
      • Enough is Enough blasts Supreme Court ruling on Communications Decency Act Enough is Enough
    • Filtering programs: A key reason for the Supreme Court's decision
      • Web filtering programs (A review of various web filters) www.childwelfare.com
      • CDA's loss is a gain for software www.news.com
    • The future of Internet regulation
      • New CDA legislation expected CNet Central
      • A bill to amend section 223 of the ommunications Act of 1934 to establish a prohibition on commercial distribution on the World Wide Web of material that is harmful to minors, and for other purposes. S 1482
      • Reaction: Block, Don't Muzzle Wired
      • The CDA is dead. Is Net censorship? Salon Magazine
      • New bill would limit Net regulation Wired