Search : U.S. Supreme Court : Cyberspace Law : From 10/01/02 To 07/01/03
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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law |
| Title: | US v. AM. LIBRARY ASS'N, INC. |
| Date: | 06/23/03 |
| Case Number: | 02-361 |
| Summary: | Public libraries' use of internet filtering software does not violate their patrons' First Amendment rights, thus the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) does not induce libraries to violate the Constitution. CIPA does not impose an unconstitutional condition on libraries receiving federal funding. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Sentencing |
| Title: | CONNECTICUT DEP'T OF PUB. SAFETY v. DOE |
| Date: | 03/05/03 |
| Case Number: | 01-1231 |
| Summary: | The registration requirement for Connecticut's public disclosure of its Internet registry of sex offenders is based on the fact of a previous conviction, not the fact of current dangerousness, and due process does not require the opportunity to prove a fact that is not material to the state's statutory scheme. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Sentencing |
| Title: | SMITH v. DOE |
| Date: | 03/05/03 |
| Case Number: | 01-729 |
| Summary: | The Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act is non-punitive, thus application of its registration requirement is not retroactive punishment and does not violate the Ex Post Facto clause. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property |
| Title: | FED. COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N v. NEXTWAVE PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. |
| Date: | 01/27/03 |
| Case Number: | 01-653/657 |
| Summary: | Bankruptcy Code section 525 prohibits the FCC from removing licenses held by a debtor in bankruptcy upon the debtor's failure to make timely payments owed to the FCC for purchase of the licenses. |