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Fuson, Harold W., Jr. – 1977
This report explores the ways in which the First Amendment affects the rights of the press and the public to examine conditions inside the nation's prisons and jails. Discussion also analyzes the First Amendment's interpretation with regard to the right to gather news, reviews Supreme Court decisions related to the right of access to prisoners or…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Correctional Institutions, Court Litigation
Schuyler, Michael – Computers in Libraries, 1997
Discusses libraries' uses of filters to prevent access to objectionable sites on the Internet. Highlights include the American Library Association's resolution against filters as a violation of First Amendment rights; patron's use of terminals for e-mail or games; using filters for collection management; and listservs and online resources…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Games, Electronic Mail, Information Management
