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	Amendments to Australian FOI Act
	The Federal Government has introduced proposed amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 ("FOI Act") designed to further prevent public scrutiny (and potential criticism) of the operation and administration of the Internet censorship regime, Electronic Frontiers Australia (March 30, 2003)

	U.S. Supreme Court Arguments on Children's Internet Protection Act (Adobe PDF format)
	The oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the American Library Association, ACLU, et al's case against the library portion of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) are now online, U.S. Supreme Court (March 19, 2003)

	Appeals Court Decision on Children's Online Protection Act
	The full opinion issued by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in striking down the Children's Online Protection Act is now online, U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals (pdf file) (March 7, 2003)

	High Court Leans Toward Allowing Library Net Filtering
	During oral arguments yesterday, Supreme Court justices seemed largely supportive of the 2001 Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), which requires federally-funded public libraries to install filtering software, First Amendment Center Online (March 6, 2003)

	Seth Finkelstein Demonstrates Problems with Filtering Software
	Software expert Seth Finkelstein has compiled a list of censorware bloopers, supporting his argument that "censorware is about control over what people are permitted to read", Seth Finkelstein's Infothought (March 5, 2003)

	Congressman Says Filtering Crucial to Future of Public Libraries
	The principal author of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) argued before the Supreme Court that without filtering, America's libraries will become "glorified government-funded adult bookstores", Rep. Ernest Istook (R-OK) Online (March 5, 2003)

U.S. Supreme Court Considers Internet Blocking in Libraries The Online Policy Group (OPG) and software expert Seth Finkelstein today submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a lower court decision that the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) places unconstitutional limitations on free speech of library patrons by requiring the use of technology protection measures in libraries receiving certain federal funding or discounts, Online Policy Group (February 10, 2003)

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