From: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 12:00:59 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Another free speech victory
Message-ID: <199606290107.SAA03962@mail.pacifier.com>
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At 11:05 AM 6/28/96 -0700, Anonymous User wrote:
>Just read that the Supreme Court "struck down provisions of the 1992
>Cable Act that require local cable companies to either ban indecent
>shows from appearing on leased or access channels or place all
>programs deemed indecent on a single channel and block it. Those
>provisions violate free-speech rights, the court said. But the court
>said Congress lawfully can permit cable operators to choose not to
>broadcast such programs on leased access channels." [NYT]
>
>Looks like the gov't will lose if it decides to appeal the CDA
>decision.
>Medea

However, it's worrisome that the decisions were only 6-3 and 5-4.

Jim Bell
jimbell@pacifier.com