Litigation
ALA v. United States
- Supreme Court Decision
- Findlaw Analysis of the CIPA Decision (July 1, 2003)
CIPA Decided by Third Circuit
The three-judge panel held that "we are constrained to conclude that the library plaintiffs must prevail in their contention that CIPA requires them to violate the First Amendment rights of their patrons, and accordingly is facially invalid"; the three-judge panel sitting in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled Sections 1712(a)(2) and 1721(b) of the Children's Internet Protection Act to be facially invalid under the First Amendment and permanently enjoined the government from enforcing those provisions. See this pdf.Briefs
In support of the American Library Association
- Brief of Appellees American Library Association, et al. United States of America, et al., Appellants, v. American Library Association, Inc., et al., Appellees. on Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Brief of Amici Curiae Association of American Publishers in Support of Appellees
- Brief of Amici Curiae Online Policy Group, Inc. and Seth Finkelstein in Support of Appellees
- Brief Amici Curiae of Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide, the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network, Harlem Live, Pacific News Service, Peacefire, Rock Out Censorship, Truce, and Wiretap Magazine, in Support of Appellees
- Brief of Amicus Curiae the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law in Support of Appellees
- Brief for Amici Curiae the Cleveland Public Library, the Rhode Island Library Association. and Thirteen Deans and Directors of University Schools of Library Science in Support of Respondents
- Brief of Amicus Curiae Jonathan Wallace d/b/a The Ethical Spectacle in support of appellees
- Brief of Appelles Multnomah County Public Library, et al. United States of America et al., Appellants, -v- American Library Association, Inc., et al., Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Plaintiffs Joint Post-Trial Reply Brief
- Plaintiffs Joint Post-Trial Reply Brief Table of Contents
- Plaintiffs Joint Post-Trial Reply Brief Table of Authorities
- Plaintiffs Joint Post-trial Brief
- Plaintiffs Joint Post-trial Brief Table of Contents
- Plaintiffs Joint Post-trial Brief Table of Authorities
- The signed scheduling order from the Court
- ALA's response to the government's Motion to Dismiss
- Plaintiffs in the Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief filed by ALA in Philadelphia on March 20, 2001
- Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief(PDF of ALA’s complaint filed in Philadelphia on March 20, 2001)
In support of the US Government
Related Files
Table of Contents 2 (PDF File)Table of Contents (PDF File)
Table of Authorities 2 (PDF File)
Table of Authorities (PDF File)
Post-CIPA Brief 2 (PDF File)
Post-CIPA Brief (PDF File)
Merits Brief (PDF File)
Library Brief (PDF File)
CIPA Complaince Brief (PDF File)
ALA CIPA Brief (PDF File)
AAP Brief (PDF File)
Circuit Court Decision (PDF File)