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Friday, April 11, 2003
 
COURT TO HEAR FREE SPEECH

First Amendment Issues Range from Corporate PR to Internet Porn

BY DAVID G. SAVAGE

What U.S. Supreme Court term would be complete without a First Amendment case on pornography? Certainly not this one, as the justices dial up the touchy issue of Internet access at the public library.

That case, United States v. American Library Association, No. 02-361, is among five this spring that test the limits of free speech. Besides Internet porn, the First Amendment disputes offer a rich mix of issues: corporate speech about global trade, fraud in charitable solicitations, and campaign funding by ideological groups. And, for the first time, the court will consider whether the sidewalks outside public housing projects can be made into a no-speech zone. [more]

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