Readings for FT01: Information Technology, Law, and Society (Fall 1998)

1. ``The Constitution in the Information Age,'' Laurence H. Tribe, Proceedings of the First Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1991, pages 3-12.
2. The U.S. Bill of Rights, plus amendments 13, 14.
3. ``To Tap or Not to Tap,'' Dorothy E. Denning and commentators Mike Godwin, William A. Bayse, Marc Rotenberg, Lewis M. Branscomb, Anne M. Branscomb, Ronald L. Rivest, Andrew Grosso, and Gary T. Marx, Communications of the ACM, volume 36, number 3, March, 1993, pages 24-44. (Primary and alternate links to main Denning piece; link to commentaries; link to Denning's response.)
4. ``Comments of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union before the Federal Communications Commission in the matter of Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, CC Docket No. 97-213.'' May 20, 1998. In conjunction with this, portions of the students will also be assigned to read the original EFF or ACLU and EPIC statements on the passage of CALEA.
5. ``Reading the Constitution in Cyberspace,'' Lawrence Lessig, Emory Law Journal, volume 45, number 3, Summer, 1996, pages 869-910. (Primary and alternate links.)
6. Reno, Attorney General of the United States, et al. v. American Civil Liberties Union et al., 521 U.S. ___, No. 96-511, 1997. (Primary and alternate links.)
7. ``Debating (What Once Was) the CDA,'' Neil Munro and Brock N. Meeks, Communications of the ACM, volume 40, number 9, September, 1997, pages 25-28.
8. Coats amendment no. 3227 (Senate, July 21, 1998) to Commerce, State, and Justice Appropriations Bill (S. 2260). Also (since referenced in the foregoing), 18 USC 2246.
9. ``Freedom of Speech, Shielding Children, and Transcending Balancing,'' Eugene Volokh, Supreme Court Review, 1997, pages 141-197.
10. ``The Irish Constitution--Fundamental Rights.'' English text of articles 40-44 of the Bunreacht Na hÉireann (Irish Constitution).
11. ``Censorship and the Internet: A Singapore Perspective,'' Peng Hwa Ang and Berlinda Nadarajan, Communications of the ACM, volume 39, number 6, June, 1996, pages 72-78.
12. ``China's New Internet Regulations: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back,'' Zixiang (Alex) Tan, Milton Mueller, and Will Foster, Communications of the ACM, volume 40, number 12, December, 1997, pages 11-16.
13. ``PICS: Internet Access Controls Without Censorship,'' Paul Resnick and James Miller, Communications of the ACM, volume 39, number 10, October, 1996, pages 87-93. (Primary and alternate links.)
14. ``Will PICS Torch Free Speech on the Internet?'' Irene Graham, Communications Law Bulletin, volume 17, number 1, 1998.
15. ``What Things Regulate Speech: CDA 2.0 vs. Filtering,'' Lawrence Lessig, Draft 3.01, May 12, 1998.
16. Mainstream Loudoun, et al. v. Board of Trustees of the Loudoun County Library, memorandum opinion and order, No. CA-97-2049-A, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge Leoni M. Brikema, April 7, 1998. (Primary and alternate links.)
17. Complaint for Injunctive Relief in Kathleen R. v. City of Livermore et al., Case No. V-015266-5, filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, by Michael Millen, May 28, 1998. (Alternative links: one, two, three.)
18. Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Demurrer of City of Livermore to Complaint for Injunctive Relief in Kathleen R. v. City of Livermore et al., Case No. V-015266-5, filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, by Daniel G. Sodergren.
19. Brief of Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, and People for the American Way in Support of Defendant City of Livermore's Demurrer in Kathleen R. v. City of Livermore et al., Case No. V-015266-5, filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, by Ann Brick, Edward M. Chen, Margaret C. Crosby, and Alan L. Schlosser, July 10, 1998.
20. ``Commentary: Protect the Public from Cyberfilth,'' Katherine Kersten, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, July 2, 1998.