September 10, 2004
* Pennsylvania Website Blocking Law Struck Down By Federal Court

From the Center for Democracy and Technology: "A Pennsylvania federal court today struck down a state Internet censorship law as a violation of the First Amendment. CDT had challenged the law because it had resulted in the blocking of more than a million innocent web sites."

  • Memorandum Decision in Pennsylvania Internet Blocking Law Case (11 pages, PDF), September 10, 2004.

  • Court Order in Pennsylvania Internet Blocking Law Case (3 pages, PDF), September 10, 2004

  • Pennsylvania Internet censorship law

  • See also this related New York Times article.

  • Update, September 15, 2004 -Summary and Highlights of Court Decision, Center for Democracy and Technology
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