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Children’s Internet Protection Act
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Children’s Internet Protection Act

United States [2000]
Also known as: CIPA
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  • United States v. American Library Association

    
2003, ruled (6–3) that the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)—which requires public schools and libraries that receive federal funds or discounts to install Internet-filtering software that blocks indecent material—does not violate the First Amendment’s freedom of speech clause.

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2003, ruled (6–3) that the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)—which requires public schools and libraries that receive federal funds or discounts to install Internet-filtering software that blocks indecent material—does not violate the First Amendment’s freedom of speech clause.

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