Libraries installed blocking software at a frantic pace last year, according to a new report, a move that could alarm free-speech advocates trying to fight mandatory filtering laws. The Library ...

A federal court has struck down rules that would have required libraries to block children's access to offensive Web material or lose federal funds, handing a win to librarians and free-speech ...

Public libraries have the same discretion to limit access to Internet pornography on their computers as librarians have when deciding which books to add to their collections, the Bush administration ...

Libraries that choose to filter Internet access are not engaging in censorship, according to the Washington Supreme Court. The court made its decision late last week on 6-3 vote, with the majority ...

The World Wide Web is a valuable tool for children who want to learn, but it can also get them into a lot of trouble. passed a law during its last session putting limits on what children can access ...

WASHINGTON--The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether a federal law aimed at installing Internet filters on public library systems adequately balances free expression with restricting ...

The Supreme Court recently affirmed the right to withhold federal funding from public libraries and schools that do not implement web filters, but the decision is not stopping districts from ...

The mechanics behind filtering system at the Tucson-Pima Public Library: 1. Users begin by entering a name and a library-card number into a computer. 2. A database matches the library-card number with ...

A legal skirmish is shaping up over the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), which passed the United States Senate 95-3 last December. Sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), CIPA requires ...

The developer of proxy software designed to defeat Web filters is offering Internet users $10 to install and run his application, as a way to raise its profile. Independent developer Bennett Haselton, ...