Freedom of Speech on the Internet

by Anne Fiedler, Ph.D.

Bibliography

 

Bibliography

Lee C. Bollinger & Geoffrey R. Stone, Eternally Vigilant: Free Speech in the Modern Era (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002).

Zechariah Chafee, Jr., Free Speech in the United States (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941).

Michael Kent Curtis, Free Speech: The People's Darling Privilege (Durham: Duke University Press, 2000).

Harry Kalven, A Worthy Tradition: Freedom of Speech in America (New York: Harper & Row, 1988).

Cara J. Ittenwekker (Spring 2007) Cyberbullying: The interactive Playgroun cries for a clarification of the Communications Decency Act, 2007 Valparaiso University Law Review.
Cass R. Sunstein, Democracy and the Problem of Free Speech (New York: The Free Press, 1993).


Web Resources

Freedom of Speech

A comprehensive description of the First Amendment

http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/rightsof/speech.htm

Extending First Amendment Protections to the Internet

This article deals with how the Supreme Court treats the Internet.
http://www.cas.okstate.edu/jb/faculty/senat/jb3163/extending.html

The First Amendment Center
The website provides books, articles, and commentaries on the First Amendment
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/

Internet Battle Raises Questions About Privacy and the First Amendment

Internet Battle Raises Questions About Privacy and the First Amendment ... lawsuit also highlights some shifting legal distinctions in the Internet era,
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E6DD1230F931A35755C0A9659C8B63

U.S Wants Web Usage Data Retained (video)

The government wants Internet companies to retain records of Web use longer to assist child pornography and terror cases, The Times's Eric Lichtblau reports. (Producer: Adam B. Ellick)
http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=99322aef51297ff3a4af133957f25809a1a17c00

Indiana Girl's Myspace Postings Free Speech, Court Rules

A judge violated a juvenile's free-speech rights when he placed her on probation for posting an expletive-laden entry on MySpace criticizing a school principal, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265067,00.html

Court: MySpace postings are free speech

A judge violated a juvenile's free-speech rights when he placed her on probation for posting an expletive-laden entry on MySpace criticizing a school ...
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-04-10-myspace-speech_N.htm

Combating Cyberbullying

Websites dedicated to mobilizing educators, parents, students, and others to combat online social aggression:
http://www.cyberbully.org
http://www.haltabuse.org/
http://www.haltabusektd.org/

 U.S. Department of State - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

This website provides annual human rights reports for each country.  Recent reports include sections on Internet rights.
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/