Facts
The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was passed by Congress in 2000. CIPA required that in order to qualify for federal funding, public libraries had to install Internet filtering software on their computers. The American Library Association, a group of public libraries, library associations, library patrons, and Web site publishers challenged this law. They claimed that it improperly required them to restrict the First Amendment rights of library patrons. The Eastern Pennsylvania District Court ruled in a 3-0 decision that the CIPA did in fact violate patrons' First Amendment rights. The case was then appealed to the United States Supreme Court. The Court, in a decision written by Chief Justice Rehnquist, ruled on whether public libraries' use of Internet filtering software violated patrons' First Amendment rights.
Read more about this topic: United States V. American Library Association
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