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CENSORSHIP AND ATTACKS OF THE ARTS Michigan artist Jef Bourgeau speaks out against censorship Freedom Forum - 7-14-2000 Poseidon's new clothes: Public art gets dressed up, and down Sacramento Bee - 7-11-2000 Nude photo shoot goes off without a hitch Freedom Forum - 6-5-2000 Nude NYC photo shoot gets nod from federal appeals panel Freedom Forum - 5-23-2000 GIULIANI'S ATTACK ON SENSATIONS EXHIBIT The Long And The Short Of It National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 2000 Giuliani and Brooklyn Museum Chicken Out Robert Lederman - 3-30-2000 Brooklyn Museum settles case against New York Freedom To Read Foundation - 3-30-2000 NYC, Brooklyn Museum come to terms over 'Sensation' Freedom Forum - 3-28-2000 Federal appeals judges balk at city attorney's 'Sensation' claims Freedom Forum - 1-12-2000 NYC to fight ruling restoring city funding to Brooklyn Museum Freedom Forum - 11-2-1999 Giuliani, Enemy of Art Robert Lederman - 11-2-1999 Federal judge orders NYC to restore funding to Brooklyn Museum Freedom Forum - 11-1-1999 Judge Tells Mayor Giuliani: HANDS OFF THE FIRST AMENDMENT! People For The American Way - 11-1-1999 The Museum vs. The Mayor Americans For The Arts - 11-1-1999 Brooklyn museum's capital funds safe despite 'Sensation' Freedom Forum - 10-21-1999 Brooklyn Museum continues fight to keep city funds Freedom Forum - 10-18-1999 Arts groups accuse NYC mayor of favoring religion in museum funds dispute Freedom Forum - 10-15-1999 Americans For The Arts Urges Mayor Giuliani To Restore Public Funds To The Brooklyn Museum Of Art Americans For The Arts - 10-12-99 Bush & Giuliani: These guys want to lead the free but mute their speech Robyn Blumner - 10-10-1999 Civil Liberties Union Files Brief Supporting Brooklyn Museum In Controversy with Mayor Giuliani ACLU - 10-8-1999 ACTION ALERT: Giuliani's Pro-Censorship Views Need Balance on Sunday Shows FAIR - 10-8-1999 Attorneys for museum, NYC square off in Brooklyn courthouse Freedom Forum - 10-8-1999 Brooklyn Museum, Hit Man cases attract legal analysis Freedom Forum - 10-7-1999 PFAWF to Mayor Giuliani: HANDS OFF THE FIRST AMENDMENT! People For The American Way - 10-6-1999 President backs Brooklyn Museum in flap over painting Freedom Forum - 10-5-1999 NYC Rallies Against Mayor's Attack on Brooklyn Museum of Art ACLU - 10-1-1999 Furor over public art funding will be continuing 'Sensation' Freedom Forum - 10-1-1999 Majority of public support Brooklyn Museum's First Amendment right to display controversial art Freedom Forum - 10-1-1999 Making a big stink about 'disgusting' art just attracts audience for exhibit Freedom Forum - 10-1-1999 NYC strikes back, files suit to evict Brooklyn Museum Freedom Forum - 10-1-1999 Arts, First Amendment Supporters Rally At Brooklyn Museum People For The American Way - 10-1-1999 Senate joins NYC mayor to denounce controversial painting Freedom Forum - 9-30-1999 Free Expression and Arts Groups Applaud Brooklyn Museum of Art National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 9-30-1999 Free Expression and Arts Groups Applaud Brooklyn Museum of Art National Coalition Against Censorship - 9-30-1999 Brooklyn Museum sues over mayor's threats to cut funding Freedom Forum - 9-29-1999 First lady disagrees with mayor over controversial painting Freedom Forum - 9-27-1999 Civil Liberties Union Urges Mayor to Withdraw Threats to Brooklyn Museum Over Art Controversy ACLU - 9-24-1999 Controversial exhibit could cost Brooklyn Museum its city funding Freedom Forum - 9-23-1999 Culture Wars Come to New York (Along With Mosquitos) National Coalition Against Censorship - Fall 1999 GIULIANI'S ATTACKS ON STREET ARTISTS Chinese Artists in Times Square Draw a Crowd, and the Police Robert Lederman - 1-18-2000 Giuliani Orders Artist Arrested For the 41st Time Robert Lederman - 2-17-2000 Giuliani’s New Year’s Gift To Street Artists Robert Lederman - 12-30-1999 New York street artist loses lawsuit against city police Freedom Forum - 11-5-1999 Artist Loses Suit Over Rally Arrests Robert Lederman - 10-31-1999 Artist keeps up six-year First Amendment battle with NYC Freedom Forum - 10-15-1999 4th of July Statement Robert Lederman - 7-4-1999 A partial listing of my arrests and summonses since 1994 Robert Lederman - 5-10-1999 His Artwork Raises A Fuehrer Robert Lederman - 5-7-1999 Giuliani Attacks the "Giuliani-as-Hitler" Signs Robert Lederman - 4-17-1999 Why I Paint Giuliani As Hitler Robert Lederman - 4-15-1999 A note from, "the worst element in society" Robert Lederman - 4-6-1999 Artists' Suit Against Police May Proceed Robert Lederman - 3-26-1999 City Council Releases Text of New Vending Law - 100 streets to close on or about March 13th Robert Lederman - 3-11-1999 Some Recent Lederman Letters to the Editor Robert Lederman - 12-10-1998 Giuliani-artist conflict: Not a pretty picture Freedom Forum - 11-25-1998 Manhattan court drops 24 charges against street artist Freedom Forum - 11-25-1998 Rudy Giuliani: New York's #1 Yankee Employee Robert Lederman - 11-25-1998 Giuliani Quotes Robert Lederman - 11-25-1998 Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Dismisses 24 Cases Against Foe Of Mayor Giuliani Robert Lederman - 11-19-1998 The N.Y.C. Corporation Counsel: 600 Lawyers in Service to Giuliani's Corporate Police State Robert Lederman - 10-15-1998 Legal complaint filed in Federal Court against Mayor Giuliani Robert Lederman - 9-5-1998 NYC Street Artists Win Again, Yet City Continues Arrests National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 NYC park officials resume arrests of artists Freedom Forum - 8-25-1998 Parks Department Ignores Judge's Ruling, Begins Arresting Artists in Front of Metropolitan Museum of Art Again Robert Lederman - 8-24-1998 Judge drops charges against artists who sold work without a permit Freedom Forum - 8-18-1998 Paint Misbehavin': An Art Attack Robert Lederman - 7-24-1998 Ayatollah Giuliani: the Corporate Cleric of the Evolving Police State. A Plea for Impeachment Robert Lederman - 7-20-1998 Public Enemy: Robert Lederman's War Against Mayor Giuliani Robert Lederman - 7-8-1998 New York Post Publishes 2nd Editorial in 31 Days Attacking Street Artist Robert Lederman - 6-17-1998 Protest Portraits of Mayor Giuliani to be Exhibited in Madison Avenue Office Tower Robert Lederman - 6-8-1998 New York City Deputy Mayor Washington Admits New Vending Restrictions Ban Art, Books, Newspapers and Free Expression From City Streets Robert Lederman - 6-1-1998 Media reports on new vending restrictions for 144 streets are inaccurate Robert Lederman - 5-31-1998 Mayor Giuliani leaves Commencement Speech at Cooper Union Art School While Artists Are Being Arrested Outside Robert Lederman - 5-27-1998 Giuliani, the Street Vendor Review Panel and the Restriction of 144 Streets To Vending Robert Lederman - 5-25-1998 Artist Protesters arrested at 5/15/98 Giuliani Photo Show Opening Robert Lederman - 5-15-1998 Artists protest Giuliani photo exhibit Freedom Forum - 5-11-1998 New York artists plan to protest Giuliani exhibit Freedom Forum - 5-5-1998 Artists To Protest Show of Art by Mayor Giuliani Robert Lederman - 5-4-1998 Judge denies injunction for New York artists Freedom Forum - 4-20-1998 Parks Department Police Confiscate Protest Signs, Arrest Artist Robert Lederman - 4-1-1998 NYC artist claims latest arrest due to retaliation Freedom Forum - 3-27-1998 Giuliani puts artist-activist through the system in retaliation for filing $200,000,000 lawsuit Robert Lederman - 3-26-1998 Update on Street Artist's $200 Million Lawsuit and the Met Museum Protest Robert Lederman - 3-23-1998 Artists seek $200 million in lawsuit against New York City Freedom Forum - 3-23-1998 Street Artist Files $200,000,000 lawsuit against Mayor Giuliani, Parks Department and NYPD Robert Lederman - 3-20-1998 After Meeting At Mayor's Office, Artists Are Told Giuliani Wants Them Off The Street Robert Lederman - 3-15-1998 Three artists arrested during 15th Day of Metropolitan Museum of Art protest Robert Lederman - 3-11-1998 Ongoing Street artist demo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Robert Lederman - 3-6-1998 Re: N.Y. Times editorial, "The Fight Over Street Art" Robert Lederman - 3-4-1998 Police arrest protesters in front of New York museum Freedom Forum - 3-2-1998 Artists Arrested During Protest Outside Metropolitan Museum Of Art Robert Lederman - 3-2-1998 Stop Giuliani's War on Street Artists Robert Lederman - 2-17-1998 Letter to the Parks Commissioner - Artist Restrictions Robert Lederman - 2-16-1998 News for N.Y.C. Street Artists and Vendors Robert Lederman - 2-13-1998 Sidewalks are not just for walking Robert Lederman - 1-31-1998 Defying Giuliani's Police State Robert Lederman - 1-20-1998 Lederman arrested during the Mayor's State-of-the-City speech Robert Lederman - 1-14-1998 Street artists, and food, Viet Nam Vet, and general vendors demonstrate at N.Y. City Street Vendor Review Panel Robert Lederman - 1-9-1998 The Street Vendor Review Panel Robert Lederman - 1-5-1998 Open Letter to New York City's B.I.D.s (Business Improvement Districts) Robert Lederman - 11-18-1997 Street Artist Demonstration inside the E.C.B. (Environmental Control Board) Robert Lederman - 10-22-1997 Police ignore Federal ruling; continue illegal crackdown on street artists Robert Lederman - 7-16-1997 Street Artist Federal ruling stands; U.S. Supreme Court rejects Giuliani appeal Robert Lederman - 6-2-1997 Welcome to SoHo: Artist Persecution Capital of the World Robert Lederman - 5-29-1997 Artists dub Guiliani: "Enemy of Art" outside N.Y. City Hall Robert Lederman - 3-7-1997 Giuliani Administration Appeals Street Artist Case to U.S. Supreme Court Robert Lederman - 2-26-1997 Artists' Rights Demonstration Robert Lederman - 10-28-1996 Opponents of Sidewalk Art Displays Not Ready to Concede Defeat Robert Lederman - 10-19-1996 Street Artists Win 1st Amendment Rights in Federal Court Robert Lederman - 10-14-1996 What Does The Street Artist Decision Mean? Robert Lederman - 10-14-1996 Street Artists Win Battle Against City's Arrest Policy Robert Lederman - 10-11-1996 Why New York City Arrests Artists Robert Lederman - 1996 Why Art Is Speech Robert Lederman - 1996 Update on street artist Robert Lederman's trial Robert Lederman - 9-11-1996 Trial Date for Robert Lederman Set For 9/9/96 Robert Lederman - 8-3-1996 Fact or Fiction: Freed & Sweeney's Anti-Art Legal Brief Robert Lederman - 7-24-1996 My 13th Arrest, by Robert Lederman (5/15/96) Robert Lederman - 5-16-1996 New York City Council Member Kathryn Freed orders more artist arrests Robert Lederman - 4-30-1996 Summary of Federal lawsuit by New York City's street artists Robert Lederman - 1-31-1996 Art World Luminaries Join Street Artists In Federal Lawsuit Robert Lederman - 1-24-1996 Art World Luminaries Join Street Artists In Federal Lawsuit Forfeiture Endangers American Rights - 1-22-1996 A Proposal For A New Approach To Artists' Displays On The Streets Of New York City Robert Lederman - 1995 Artist First amendment Case: Under the Surface Robert Lederman - 12-23-1995 "Help, Police! There's an artist in front of my building!" Robert Lederman - 11-21-1995 No First Amendment Protection For Art Says Judge Robert Lederman - 11-19-1995 New York City's Christmas Present to Artists Robert Lederman - 11-18-1995 Federal Judge Rules: Visual Art is Not Protected by the First Amendment Robert Lederman - 10-24-1995 A.R.T.I.S.T. (Artists' Response To Illegal State Tactics) FAQ Robert Lederman - 1995 NEW YORK CITY, NY NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY CASE Judge criticizes NYC's 'heavy stream of First Amendment' cases Freedom Forum - 3-28-2000 Federal appeals court throws last-minute wet blanket on nude photo shoot Freedom Forum - 7-19-1999 PALM SPRINGS, CA EROTIC ART SHOW CASE Federal appeals panel thumps state agency's effort to thwart art show Freedom Forum - 3-9-2000 Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of ACLU of Southern California's Efforts to Stop Art Censorship in Palm Springs ACLU Southern California - 3-7-2000 "Hands Off Art," CA Appeals Court Tells State Liquor Control Agency in Palm Springs Controversy ACLU - 3-7-2000 Censorship Blocked in Palm Springs ACLU - 7-29-1997 ACLU of Southern California Seeks Order To Stop Censorship in Palm Springs ACLU - 7-28-1997 GRANTS PASS, OR MUSEUM OF ART CASE Oregon museum bypasses threat of mayoral vetoes Freedom Forum - 11-5-1998 Oregon Museum, Rejecting Mayor's Demand for Final Word on Art Displays, Abandons Park for Private Exhibition Space National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 10-1-1998 NEBRASKA GAY BAR ART CASE Bar owner asks Supreme Court to overturn ruling on gay art Freedom Forum - 12-10-1999 "Hard-Pressed" Judge Rules Homoerotic Photos Obscene National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 VENICE BEACH, CA MURAL CASE California artist stands behind banned mural Freedom Forum - 3-24-1998 ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Los Angeles For Censoring Mural in Venice Beach ACLU - 3-23-1998 Los Angeles Rejects Mural Images Disavows First Amendment Obligations National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1997 PASCO, WA CITY HALL GALLERY CASE Artists Settle Suit Against Arts Council National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 ACLU Reaches Settlement With Arts Council In Lawsuit Over Censorship in Washington State ACLU - 2-27-1998 Artists File Lawsuit Over Censorship In Washington State ACLU - 4-4-1997 OKLAHOMA ARTS COUNCIL REMOVAL OF PAINTING PAINTING CASE Arts council pulls painting from state Capitol exhibit after legislator objects Freedom Forum - 4-10-2000 DETROIT, MI "ART UNTIL NOW" EXHIBIT ON CENSORED ART CASE Artist faces obscenity charges for exhibit on censorship and art Freedom Forum - 3-7-2000 All About Art: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly National Coalition Against Censorship - Winter 1999 New Detroit museum chief cancels exhibit Freedom Forum - 11-22-1999 CINCINNATI, OH MAPPLETHORPE EXHIBIT CASE Who decides what art is? Freedom Forum - 4-11-2000 Mapplethorpe on trial Institute For First Amendment Studies - 9-1-1990 HARTFORD, CT "DOMESTICATED PLEASURES" EXHIBIT CASE Connecticut city council agrees to pay up over banned art Freedom Forum - 4-11-2000 Gallery board agrees to move exhibit after city leaders denounce show Freedom Forum - 10-7-1999 ALBANY, NY HISTORIC MURAL COVERING CASE State agency draws curtain on 'offensive' mural Freedom Forum - 4-26-2000 SEATTLE, WA SCULPTURE IN PARK CASE Seattle neighbors: Naked Venus statue may stay in garden - for now Freedom Forum - 10-18-1999 SAN ANTONIO, TX ESPERANZA CENTER CASE Esperanza Sues To Regain Funding by San Antonio National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Arts center sues San Antonio claiming discrimination Freedom Forum - 8-5-1998 San Antonio City Council Cancels Funding for Esperanza Center National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1997 Congressional Attack on the NEA Spills Over National Coalition Against Censorship - Fall 1997 DETROIT, MI HEIDELBERG PROJECT CASE Help Save The Heidelberg Project! International Revolutionary Truth And Freedom Association - 10-2-1998 ERIE, PA PHILHARMONIC EXHIBITION CASE Depiction of male frontal nudity removed from art exhibition Freedom Forum - 9-21-1999 BOSTON, MA LIBRARY SCULPTURE CASE Boston to bring back banned bacchanalian bronze Freedom Forum - 5-21-1999 YELLOW SPRINGS, OH ARTS COUNCIL PAINTING CASE Artist pulls nude painting from Ohio village hall Freedom Forum - 2-8-1999 UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY PAINTING REMOVAL CASE Censor's plan fails as university gives nude paintings more exposure Freedom Forum - 12-8-1998 BURLINGTON, VT CITY ARTS GALLERY EXHIBIT CASE Artist Pulls Show After City Gallery Cites Policy Against Strong Sexual Content National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Artist, Vermont gallery grapple with community standards Freedom Forum - 8-6-1998 CHICAGO, IL FEDERAL COURTS BUILDING POLITICAL STATEMENT SCULPTURE CASE Sculpting a warped view of the First Amendment Freedom Forum - 7-2-1998 NEW YORK STATE BIENNIAL FINE ARTS EXHIBITION CASE Artists Pull Work From Exhibit Citing Museum's "Family" Policy National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Artist pulls work, accuses state museum of censorship Freedom Forum - 2-13-1998 MECKLENBERG COUNTY, NC ARTS AND SCIENCES COUNCIL FUNDING CASE 'Deviant' art defunded Institute For First Amendment Studies - 5-1-1997 ST. AUGUSTINE, FL STREET ARTIST BANNING CASE City bans street performers Musicians and artists banned from St. George Street as of March 24 St. Augustine Record - 3-14-2000 Florida city working to regulate street artists despite court ruling Freedom Forum - 2-7-2000 HARTFORD, CT DOWNTOWN COUNCIL EXHIBIT CASE Hartford Art Student Wins Right to Reinstate Censored Work in City-Owned Building National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 9-1-1998 SAN JOSE, CA CENTER FOR LATINO ARTS VANDALISM CASE Religious Fanatic Destroys Art at Latino Art Center National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1995 ANNVILLE, PA "SEX IS ART" EXHIBIT CASE Pennsylvania Officials Declare Celebration of Human Sexuality "Unacceptable" National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1997 The Arts Under Attack: Firefighters in Pennsylvania Put Out Art Show National Coalition Against Censorship - Fall 1997 ANCHORAGE, AK OUT NORTH FUNDING CASE Out North Stripped of Local Funding Opponents Want to Fund “Strictly Mainstream” Art Only National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Diary of a Successful Battle Against Censorship National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Summer 1997 POINT REYES, CA REMOVAL OF PAINTINGS CASE Land Trust Censors Art Critical of Meat, Dairy Industries National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Summer 1997 BOWERS, CA MUSEUM OF CULTURAL ART VIETNAMESE EXHIBIT CONTROVERSY Immigrants Upset Over Vietnamese Art Exhibit National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 7-1-1999 FLORIDA "CONTAINED/CONTROLLED" CENSORED ART EXHIBIT CASE Censorship Exhibit Censored Again National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY MURAL EXHIBIT CASE Lesbian Sea Monkeys Painted Over National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 BATON ROUGE, LA DRAWINGS EXHIBIT CLOSING CASE Baton Rouge Officials Censor Painting - Artists Sue National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 2-1-1996 BALTIMORE, MD BALTIMORE LIFE GALLERY REMOVAL OF PAINTINGS CASE Nudes Removed from Corporate Gallery National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 8-6-1997 MURFREESBORO, TN CITY HALL REMOVAL OF PAINTING CASE City Removes Portrait of a Nude After Administrator Cries Sexual Harassment: Artist Sues National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 3-1-1998 PASADENA, CA BREAST FEEDING EXHIBIT CONFISCATION CASE Police Seize Components of Exhibit Celebrating Breast Feeding National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1999 HOLLISTER, CA MORITORIUM ON MURALS City Imposes Six-Month Moratorium on Mural Painting National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1999 UNITED NATION's BASHFUL APPROACH TO ELEPHANT ENDOWMENTS UN Shrubbery Obscures Elephantine Feature National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1999 WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SCULPTURE DESTRUCTION Department of Transportation Engages in "Backhoe Censorship" National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 9-5-1998 HOUSTON, TX FOLEY'S ART EXHIBIT REMOVAL CASE In Texas: Positive Art Brings Negative Response National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 2000 AMHERST, MA LAWSUIT AGAINST ART EXHIBIT Gay Family Exhibit Draws Fire and Support National Coalition Against Censorship - Summer 1996 MANHASSET, NY LIBRARY ART EXHIBIT CANCELLATION Library Displays Art It Had Banned National Coalition Against Censorship - Winter 1996 JOHNSON CITY, TN AREA ARTS COUNCIL REMOVAL OF PAINTING CASE The Arts Under Attack: The Philly Flasher Succumbs to Censors in Tennessee National Coalition Against Censorship - Fall 1997 SANTA CRUZ, CA CENSORSHIP OF PAINTINGS CASE Censorship Unveiled National Coalition Against Censorship - Winter 1999 OCEAN CITY, NJ VENDOR BANNING CASE Ocean City Soliciting Ban Ruled Unconstitutional ACLU - 6-27-1995 OTHER STORIES Fighting the Art Bullies The Nation - 11-29-1999 Feminism And Free Speech: Arts Censorship Feminists For Free Expression - 1995 L.A. City Council repeals work-at-home fee Freedom Forum - 8-6-1998 L.A. City Council votes to amend tax on stay-at-home creators Freedom Forum - 5-18-1998 Homophobic Attacks on Artistic Expression National Coalition Against Censorship - 2000 NCFE Handbook To Understanding, Preparing for, and Responding to Challenges to Your Freedom of Artistic Expression National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 1997 Art Matters National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Summer 1997 SEE ALSO SCHOOL ARTS CENSORSHIP BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	MUSIC CENSORSHIP & RESTRICTIONS Rapper sues Detroit over video dispute Freedom Forum - 7-17-2000 41 Shots: Bruce Springsteen and freedom of expression Freedom Forum - 7-12-2000 City loses bid to halt showing of 'pornographic' video at rap concert Freedom Forum - 7-10-2000 ACLU Says Louisiana Sheriff Can't Censor 'The Hokey Pokey' at Skating Rink; Britney Spears CD Seized as ‘Evidence of a Crime' ACLU - 7-7-2000 ACLU Files First Amendment Lawsuit Over Street Performers ACLU - 6-29-2000 Singer-songwriter Janis Ian faces controversy because her songs deal with society's issues Freedom Forum - 6-20-2000 YOUTH VIOLENCE MUSIC SCAPEGOATING INVESTIGATIONS Senate Committee Examines Music Lyrics, Labels; Free Speech Voices Unwelcome National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 US Senate Hearings On Music And Violence, Witness Testimony Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 6-16-1998 US Senate Hearings On Music And Violence, Press Conference Statements Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 6-16-1998 Senators Grill Recording Industry National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Music Violence Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 11-6-1997 YOUTH VIOLENCE MUSIC SCAPEGOATING STORIES GOP senator argues link between violent lyrics, actions Freedom Forum - 4-29-1999 Marilyn Manson cancels tour in wake of Colorado shootings Freedom Forum - 4-28-1999 Media Scapegoats Goths And Marilyn Manson Fans For Shooting International Revolutionary Truth And Freedom Association - 4-21-1999 Music lyrics blamed for school shooting Freedom Forum - 6-17-1998 Don't Use Violent Incidents as Excuse for Censorship, Congress is Urged People For The American Way - 6-16-1998 Senate to hear testimony on violent lyrics, parental advisory labels Freedom Forum - 6-12-1998 NATIONAL CRIMINALIZATION OF LABELED MUSIC BILL Measure Banning Sale Of Violent Entertainment To Minors Defeated Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 6-14-1999 Proposed Law Requires Retailers To Provide Lyrics On Demand Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 6-10-1999 Senators Seek Uniform Labeling Of Music, Movies, Video Games Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 6-9-1999 MICHIGAN & SOUTH CAROLINA CONCERT RATINGS BILLS Michigan Senate approves concert bill Freedom Forum - 5-28-1999 Michigan state lawmaker takes concert-rating proposal on the road Freedom Forum - 3-31-1999 Michigan state senator takes concert-rating bill on another tour Freedom Forum - 2-12-1999 Michigan senator dilutes concert bill Freedom Forum - 6-16-1998 Michigan Concert Rating Bill Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 5-22-1998 Ratings For Rock Concerts? National Coalition Against Censorship - 4-1-1998 Coming Soon To a Concert Hall Near You: Ratings? South Carolina, Michigan Consider Legislation to Label Live Musical Performances National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Censors Ask For Concert Ratings Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 12-2-1997 GEORGIA CRIMINALIZATION OF LABELED MUSIC BILL Georgia lawmaker holds off on music legislation Freedom Forum - 2-17-1999 Music-labeling measure dies in North Dakota as another is debated in Georgia Freedom Forum - 2-16-1999 Georgia lawmaker spins music-labeling bill again Freedom Forum - 1-27-1999 Georgia Rejects Ban on Sale of Stickered Albums to Minors National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Georgia "sticker bill" Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 3-26-1998 Georgia House turns down 'labeled' music bill Freedom Forum - 3-9-1998 Georgia House to vote on ‘labeled’ music bill Freedom Forum - 3-6-1998 Georgia lawmakers target sale of ‘labeled’ music to youth Freedom Forum - 2-4-1998 Georgia lawmakers consider bill to restrict sales of music to minors Freedom Forum - 1-14-1998 NORTH DAKOTA CRIMINALIZATION OF LABELED MUSIC BILL Music-labeling measure dies in North Dakota as another is debated in Georgia Freedom Forum - 2-16-1999 N.D. Senate panel considers barring sale of explicit music to minors Freedom Forum - 2-9-1999 WASHINGTON CRIMINALIZATION OF LABELED MUSIC BILL JAMPAC - Where They've Been, Where They're Going JAMPAC - 7-18-1998 Lawmakers revive bill to punish sellers of 'prurient' music Freedom Forum - 2-9-1998 Washington state "harmful to minors" bill Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 2-5-1998 NEW YORK CRIMINALIZATION OF LABELED MUSIC BILL N.Y. lawmaker seeks to restrict sale of violent, sexy music to minors Freedom Forum - 4-6-1999 WISCONSIN CRIMINALIZATION OF LABELED MUSIC BILL Wisconsin Senate considers criminalizing sale of music with warning labels Freedom Forum - 6-4-1999 TENNESSEE CRIMINALIZATION OF LABELED MUSIC BILL Tennessee "sticker bill" Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 1-22-1998 VARIOUS RESTRICTIONS ON LABELED MUSIC STORIES Recording industry preparing to fight more censorship efforts Freedom Forum - 3-10-1998 The New Censorship New Haven Advocate - 1997 Evil Empire: Wal-Mart and censorship. The role of Bill and Hillary Clinton Rock And Rap Confidential - 12-1-1996 Wal-Mart's CD Censorship Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 11-12-1996 Another Attempt To Censor Musicians! Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 6-27-1996 Censorship's new wave Institute For First Amendment Studies - 1-1-1989 The beginning of the labelling system Rock And Rap Confidential - 2-1-1985 TEXAS CONTROVERSIAL MUSIC DIVESTITURE BILL Texas School Board Dumps Disney Stock National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Recording industry, others ask judge to throw out investment ban Freedom Forum - 4-14-1998 State Employees, RIAA Sue Texas Over Investment Law National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Pension planners attack Texas music investment legislation Freedom Forum - 2-27-1998 Texas "investment bill" Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 2-10-1998 Music industry, Texas employees attack state investment law Freedom Forum - 1-26-1998 Music Industry Divestiture A Progressive Tool Twists the Screws of Free Expression National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1997 Texas And Maryland Obscene Lyric Bills Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 6-21-1997 CALIFORNIA CONTROVERSIAL MUSIC DIVESTITURE BILL California committee nixes 'death metal' bill Freedom Forum - 4-23-1998 California Assembly considers 'death metal' bill Freedom Forum - 4-22-1998 California "Death Metal" Divestiture Bill Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 2-20-1998 VIRGINIA CONTROVERSIAL MUSIC DIVESTITURE BILL Virginia "investment bill" Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 3-26-1998 LAFAYETTE, LA BANS SARCASTIC TOUR NAMES City 'duped' by 'Family Values' tour bans false, misleading ads Freedom Forum - 6-31-1999 Concert tours are a magical mystery to this city council Freedom Forum - 6-14-1999 'Truth in concert advertising' measure becomes law in Lafayette, La. Freedom Forum - 6-14-1999 Truth in concert advertising' measure becomes law in Lafayette, La. Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 6-14-1999 RICHMOND, VA "PORNOGRAPHIC" CONCERT BAN ORDINANCE Virginia city council votes to forbid 'pornographic' concerts Freedom Forum - 3-3-1999 C-BO JAILED FOR CONTENT OF RAP ALBUM A Bum Rap? Officials Claim CD Violates Parole National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Paroled rapper jailed for album’s lyrics Freedom Forum - 3-4-1998 California rapper’s latest album could send him back to jail Freedom Forum - 2-24-1998 MIAMI, FL BAN OF LOS VAN VAN SHOW ACLU Challenges Anti-Cuba Loyalty Oath On Behalf of Censored Arts Groups in Miami ACLU - 4-5-2000 Promoter sues Miami over security costs for Cuban band's concert Freedom Forum - 3-24-2000 ACLU Says Increased Security Fees At Grammy Winning Cuban Band Concert are Unfair ACLU - 3-22-2000 Miami officials look for ways to block Cuban band's return Freedom Forum - 10-13-1999 Arena officials lift ban on Cuban band's concert Freedom Forum - 9-17-1999 Cuban band's backers promise to fight Miami cancellation Freedom Forum - 9-14-1999 Cuban Musicians Play At Miami Festival National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Dade County Reverses Ban on Cuban Musicians National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS OF INDIGO GIRLS SHOWS Civil libertarians denounce schools’ concert cancellations Freedom Forum - 5-11-1998 The Government Cancels Another Indigo Girls Concert Libertarian Rock - 5-10-1998 National Organizations Praise Student Protesters; Oppose Cancellation of Indigo Girls Concerts at Three High Schools National Coalition Against Censorship - 5-8-1998 Knoxville, Tenn., school cancels Indigo Girls concert Freedom Forum - 5-8-1998 Two schools nix Indigo Girls concerts Freedom Forum - 5-1-1998 BOSTON, MA BAN OF WFNX NEW MUSIC SHOWS WFNX Free Summer Concerts Cancelled Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 5-23-1996 DIXIE COLLEGE CANCELLATION OF CYPRESS HILL SHOW Cypress Hill show will go on at Utah college Freedom Forum - 3-29-1999 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY CANCELLATION OF "NO MORE PRISONS" SHOW Sodexho Marriott Stops "No More Prisons" Show at American University Drug Reform Coordination Network - 2-18-2000 MYRTLE BEACH, SC CANCELLATION OF VILLAGE PEOPLE SHOW Village People Concert Canceled National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 STREETSBORO, OH BAN OF METAL SHOW Ohio concert to go on despite protests from town residents Freedom Forum - 4-15-1999 ACLU of Ohio Questions Local Mayor's Cancellation of Spring Mosh '99 ACLU - 3-3-1999 AMARILLO, TX BAN OF METAL CHARITY SHOW Controversial all-ages charity concert canceled in Texas Freedom Forum - 6-10-1999 ATLANTA, GA BAN OF STREET MUSICIANS ACLU Says Music Should Be Heard On Georgia Streets ACLU - 9-15-1999 ST. AUGUSTINE, FL BAN OF STREET MUSICIANS City bans street performers Musicians and artists banned from St. George Street as of March 24 St. Augustine Record - 3-14-2000 Florida city working to regulate street artists despite court ruling Freedom Forum - 2-7-2000 NEW YORK CITY, NY RESTRICTION OF STREET MUSICIANS New York City's Street Musician Permit Fee Found Unconstitutional National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 NEW ORLEANS, LA RESTRICTION OF STREET MUSICIANS Street musicians triumph over Louisiana noise law Freedom Forum - 11-11-1999 BIRMINGHAM, AL CONCERT BAN PROPOSAL Alabama civic center officials rebuff call for concert ban Freedom Forum - 7-23-1999 County officials seek to ban shock-rock concerts from Birmingham civic center Freedom Forum - 6-1-1999 DETROIT, MI RAP CONCERT BAN PROPOSAL Officials Back Off Rap Ban National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Pontiac, Mich., police propose ban on rap concerts Freedom Forum - 9-4-1998 SYRACUSE, NY MARILYN MANSON CONCERT BAN PROPOSAL Syracuse New York City Government trying to ban Marilyn Manson from performing International Revolutionary Truth And Freedom Association - 11-1-1998 RENO, NV PROTEST OF MARILYN MANSON SHOW Parents call for cancellation of shock-rocker's concert Freedom Forum - 4-26-1999 CHARLOTTE, NC MARILYN MANSON CONCERT THREAT N.C. coliseum board rejects rating system for events Freedom Forum - 5-21-1999 Charlotte, N.C., backs off threat to cancel Marilyn Manson concert Freedom Forum - 10-22-1998 County threatens to cut theater's funding over Manson concert Freedom Forum - 10-16-1998 OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FL PHISH CONCERT THREAT Phish Millennium Show In Jeopardy - Again Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 6-15-1999 WESTPORT, CT 2 LIVE CREW CONCERT THREAT NCFE Files Amicus in Connecticut Lawsuit For 2 Live Crew Show National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Summer 1995 FRESNO, CA PROTEST OF MARILYN MANSON SHOW Principles of liberty Freedom Forum - 5-12-1999 No easy answers Freedom Forum - 5-12-1999 GORGE, WA RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE CONCERT BAN PROPOSAL Refuse & Resist! condemns attempt to ban Rage Against the Machine show Refuse And Resist - 9-11-1997 GREENVILLE, SC PROTEST OF BLACK SABBATH SHOW Heavy metal band's upcoming performance prompts protests Freedom Forum - 7-20-1999 IOWA RESTRICTIONS ON FLYERING FOR MUSIC ACT "Bix Smokes, Speech Lives!" Iowa Civil Liberties Union Declares ACLU - 7-27-1999 Iowa Couple Sues For Right To Distribute Controversial Flyers ACLU - 7-15-1999 C. DELORES TUCKER SUIT AGAINST TUPAC SHAKUR Federal judge throws out rap music critic's defamation suit Freedom Forum - 2-11-1999 Tucker Sues Tupac National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1997 `Gangsta' Rap Critic Sues Magazines Black News Today - 10-2-1997 JERRY FALWELL'S ATTACK ON THE LILITH FAIR Oh My! Falwell Magazine Warns That Lilith Fair Celebrates 'Demonic Legend' People For The American Way - 6-16-1999 Falwell Magazine Denounces Lilith Fair Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 6-15-1999 SECRET FBI FILES ON JOHN LENNON Government Informants Change Sides in Lennon Files Case ACLU Southern California - 1-21-2000 FBI Releases Files on John Lennon; Surveillance Was Politically Motivated ACLU - 9-26-1997 Judge Orders FBI to Move on ACLU Demand for Official Files Detailing Why Agency Monitored Former Beatle from 1971-1973 ACLU - 12-14-1995 VARIOUS ATTACKS ON RAP Rappers have right to use Rosa Parks' name in song title Freedom Forum - 11-19-1999 ADL Disappointed That Dr. Tucker Did Not Repudiate Conspiratorial Theories On Jews And "Gangsta Rap" Anti-Defamation League - 9-22-1999 Rapper DMX Arrested in Trinidad Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 7-2-1999 Rappers Banned From Salvadoran Airwaves Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 6-30-1999 Explicit rap song finally leads to FCC fine Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Gangsta Rap and Venice Mural Just Latest Attempts to Silence Youth of Color National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1997 Hip-Hop Banned from Dorm Areas National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1997 Like it or not, "gangsta rap" endures in the free marketplace of ideas Freedom Forum - 10-1-1996 Emerson College Action Alert The Justice on Campus Project - 11-7-1995 Time Warner feels the heat, drops gangsta rap The Detroit News - 9-28-1995 Pentecostal minister La'Chelle Woodert stands up for rap and against Newt Gingrich Rock And Rap Confidential - 4-1-1994 Gangsta Rap Loves You Rock And Rap Confidential - 12-1-1993 The witch-hunt against Ice Cube and his Death Certificate album Rock And Rap Confidential - 1-1-1992 VARIOUS ATTACKS ON ROCK Prosecutors deep-six misdemeanor charge against Motley Crue's bassist Freedom Forum - 9-15-1999 Cop Group Boycotts Rage Against The Machine, Beastie Boys Over Mumia Abu-Jamal Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 8-20-1999 Kmart Bans Ministry's "Dark Side of the Spoon" Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 6-14-1999 Silverchair, Offspring Lyrics Spark Call To Ax Atlanta RockFest Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 5-28-1999 Steppenwolf's Kay content with pushing messages Freedom Forum - 1-11-1999 Texas group presenting Marilyn Manson 'awareness' training Freedom Forum - 11-24-1998 Manson Cover Art Scares Merchandiser National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Jello Biafra Cleared of Defamation Charge National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 NOW Protests Prodigy Song, Video National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Songwriter speaks, sings her mind Freedom Forum - 3-20-1998 The Religious Right vs. Marilyn Manson Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 7-30-1997 Saturday Night Live Censors Rage Against The Machine Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 5-24-1996 Univ. of South Carolina Censors Radio Station The Justice on Campus Project - 2-8-1996 ORDINANCES TARGETING MUSIC CLUBS Politics as Usual: Seattle's Ongoing Gripe With Live Music JAMPAC - 12-15-1999 Federal judge overturns Washington law on nightclub, bar licenses Freedom Forum - 7-1-1999 Boston rock club keeps license -- for now Freedom Forum - 7-21-1998 Boston rock club cries foul after losing license Freedom Forum - 7-17-1998 OTHER STORIES Students suspended for seeing Backstreet Boys show AP - 3-8-2000 Oklahoma town: Carolers must keep quiet on public streets Freedom Forum - 12-23-1999 First Amendment rocks Memphis Freedom Forum - 10-15-1999 Federal appeals court OKs prison ban on sexual, violent music Freedom Forum - 4-21-1999 Musicians, activists, scholars vow to fight music censorship worldwide Freedom Forum - 12-1-1998 Chinese Government Bans Opera From Traveling to U.S. National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Spitfire 1998 JAMPAC - 1998 Students sound discord over music censorship Freedom Forum - 4-23-1998 Krist Novoselic's Keynote Address At SXSW '96 JAMPAC - 1996 Big Brother and the Holding Company: Why the high-profile "anti-drug" programs of the music industry are a dangerous fraud Rock And Rap Confidential - 6-1-1996 WBCN Attacked For Playing Hempilation Album Songs Massachusetts Music Industry Coalition - 3-10-1996 Cops and Chronic: The war on drugs becomes a war on music Rock And Rap Confidential - 1-1-1996 Time Warner as target Alt.Culture - 1995 Angry Eyes Rock And Rap Confidential - 9-1-1994 Texas man imprisoned for carrying a boombox on a plane Rock And Rap Confidential - 4-1-1993 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	CENSORSHIP OF ADULT BUSINESSES Federal appeals panel reinstates part of swimsuit-club owner's lawsuit Freedom Forum - 7-21-2000 Florida county's public nudity law survives First Amendment challenge Freedom Forum - 7-18-2000 Federal appeals panel reinstates challenge to Long Beach, Calif., zoning law Freedom Forum - 6-29-2000 Federal appeals panel strikes down California city's adult-zoning law Freedom Forum - 6-22-2000 Supreme Court agrees to hear City News and Novelty case Freedom Forum - 6-21-2000 Federal judge: Township didn't violate cabaret owners' free-expression rights Freedom Forum - 5-24-2000 Wisconsin appeals court sides with town in dispute over nude dancing Freedom Forum - 5-24-2000 Strip clubs ask Tennessee high court to overturn nude-dancing rules Freedom Forum - 5-18-2000 GIULIANI'S ATTACK ON NEW YORK CITY ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES State high court again sides with adult business in dispute with NYC Freedom Forum - 5-5-2000 State high court: New York City can't step beyond law in pursuing sex shops Freedom Forum - 12-21-1999 NYC crackdown on sex shops stands as Supreme Court refuses to take appeal Freedom Forum - 1-11-1999 NYC law against topless dancing stands Freedom Forum - 10-5-1998 Two NYC sex clubs get legal break Freedom Forum - 8-13-1998 Judge halts sex club's attempt to avoid shutdown Freedom Forum - 8-12-1998 Supreme Court refuses to put brakes on NYC sex shop crackdown Freedom Forum - 7-29-1998 New York City poised to oust strip clubs, porn shops after court rulings Freedom Forum - 7-23-1998 NYC's sex industry hopes courts will delay zoning changes Freedom Forum - 7-21-1998 Full federal appeals court refuses to hear challenge of NYC sex law Freedom Forum - 7-15-1998 Supreme Court refuses to block rule contested by NYC topless club Freedom Forum - 6-16-1998 Justice rejects strip club owner’s request to halt NYC zoning law Freedom Forum - 6-5-1998 NYC gets green light on efforts to rezone red-light districts Freedom Forum - 6-4-1998 Appeals court hears dispute over New York sex-shop zoning law Freedom Forum - 4-30-1998 Newsstand operators challenge city limits on adult magazines Freedom Forum - 4-24-1998 Strippers, protesters rally against sex-shop crackdown Freedom Forum - 4-22-1998 Cabaret owner to continue challenge of sex-shop zoning law Freedom Forum - 4-10-1998 New York sex shop law passes first constitutional challenge Freedom Forum - 3-24-1998 Federal appeals court freezes New York sex shop zoning law Freedom Forum - 3-18-1998 New York sex shops take adult zoning law fight to federal appeals court Freedom Forum - 3-11-1998 Federal judge freezes New York City law on sex businesses Freedom Forum - 3-2-1998 New York’s highest court upholds sex shop zoning law Freedom Forum - 2-26-1998 NYC's Adult Zoning Law On Appeal National Coalition Against Censorship - Winter 1997 New York Rezone National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Summer 1995 CITY OF ERIE V. PAP'S A.M. CASE Nude-dancing case threatens free speech Freedom Forum - 4-26-2000 Banished to 'outer ambit' of freedom Freedom Forum - 4-25-2000 Court's nudity ruling dances down a dangerous path Robyn Blumner - 4-9-2000 Kandyland decision a new First Amendment landmark Freedom Forum - 4-3-2000 High court upholds limits on nude dancing Freedom Forum - 3-29-2000 Supreme Court reluctantly takes up issue of nude dancing Freedom Forum - 11-10-1999 Pennsylvania case may be Supreme Court's chance to clarify nude-dancing limits Freedom Forum - 5-19-1999 High court to examine Pennsylvania town's ban on nude dancing Freedom Forum - 5-18-1999 ALABAMA ADULT ENTERTAINMENT LAW Federal judge throws out Alabama's ban on sex toys Freedom Forum - 3-30-1999 Alabama obscenity law comes under fire Freedom Forum - 8-6-1998 ACLU Challenges Alabama Ban On Use of Sex Devices and "Marital Aids" ACLU - 7-29-1998 Nude showgirls don't endanger public safety Freedom Forum - 5-1-1998 Alabama enacts 'toughest anti-obscenity act in the nation' Freedom Forum - 5-1-1998 TENNESSEE'S ADULT-ORIENTED ESTABLISHMENT REGISTRATION ACT Tennessee appeals court upholds adult entertainment regulations Freedom Forum - 3-21-2000 Tennessee House passes bill regulating sexually oriented businesses Freedom Forum - 5-5-1998 Tennessee bookstore fights limits on adult businesses Freedom Forum - 3-12-1998 PEACH COUNTY, GA V. CAFE EROTICA CASES Georgia high court upholds county's booze ban at strip clubs Freedom Forum - 1-19-2000 Georgia high court finds ban on nude club billboards violates free speech Freedom Forum - 11-3-1998 Georgia high court: Young adults may view nude dancing Freedom Forum - 5-28-1998 ADULT NIGHT CLUB ANTI-NUDITY LAWS IOWA Iowa public nudity law survives First Amendment challenge Freedom Forum - 8-20-1998 Federal Court Prohibits Enforcement Of Iowa’s Nude Dancing Law ACLU - 5-30-1997 Iowa Files Suit In Federal Court Challenging State's Nude Dancing Ban ACLU - 5-19-1997 OHIO Judge strikes down liquor department rule banning nude dancing in clubs Freedom Forum - 6-25-1998 Ohio’s high court to determine fate of nude dancing in liquor clubs Freedom Forum - 6-12-1998 OREGON Oregon voters may decide issues of public nudity, sex-shop zoning Freedom Forum - 5-19-1999 PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania law barring 'lewd' conduct survives First Amendment challenge Freedom Forum - 7-16-1998 TENNESSEE Federal judge strikes down Nashville, Tenn., law regulating strip clubs Freedom Forum - 12-30-1999 Nude dance clubs to appeal ruling that upholds Tennessee public indecency law Freedom Forum - 1-22-1999 Federal appeals court upholds Tennessee public indecency law Freedom Forum - 1-19-1999 Tennessee Senate panel bans totally nude dancing Freedom Forum - 3-19-1998 BROOKINGS, SD Nude dancing club to challenge ordinance passed by referendum Freedom Forum - 11-10-1998 South Dakota city to repeal, replace anti-nudity ordinance Freedom Forum - 7-24-1998 Topless dance club wins temporary relief from city’s anti-nudity law Freedom Forum - 6-12-1998 CASSELBERRY, FL Florida court sanctions nude performance of 'Macbeth' Freedom Forum - 1-3-2000 Dancers throw in the towel, plead no contest over nude 'Macbeth' Freedom Forum - 12-23-1999 Nightclub brews up controversy with nude 'Macbeth' Freedom Forum - 6-21-1999 Exotic dancer, club challenge law against nudity at places serving alcohol Freedom Forum - 4-29-1999 Two women challenge Florida county's public decency law Freedom Forum - 3-9-1999 COLUMBUS, GA Businesses challenge law against sipping where there's stripping Freedom Forum - 1-7-2000 CUMBERLAND, WI Federal judge throws out Wisconsin town's ban on nude dancing Freedom Forum - 11-6-1998 ERIE, PA Pennsylvania's high court strikes down city's anti-nudity ordinance Freedom Forum - 10-22-1998 HUDSON, WI Wisconsin appeals panel upholds city's denial of liquor license to strip club Freedom Forum - 4-12-2000 JACKSON, MS Federal appeals court reinstates challenge to anti-nudity ordinance Freedom Forum - 8-24-1998 JOHNSTON, RI R.I. high court says towns can prohibit mixing of alcohol, nudity Freedom Forum - 2-24-2000 ORANGE COUNTY, FL Exotic dancer challenges Florida county's public nudity law Freedom Forum - 7-29-1998 PENSACOLA, FL Florida city council approves public nudity law on first reading Freedom Forum - 11-3-1998 TRENTON, WI Wisconsin high court strikes down town’s anti-nudity law Freedom Forum - 6-19-1998 ADULT BUSINESS ZONING LAW CASES GEORGIA Georgia legislators consider zoning restrictions for nude-dancing clubs Freedom Forum - 1-31-2000 OREGON Oregon voters may decide issues of public nudity, sex-shop zoning Freedom Forum - 5-19-1999 Activists seek amendment to limit locations of Oregon sex shops Freedom Forum - 3-15-1999 Oregon city council drops proposed moratorium on adult stores Freedom Forum - 10-9-1998 ANAHEIM, CA City asks California appeals court to reconsider ruling in adult business case Freedom Forum - 7-16-1999 AURORA, CO All adult businesses not the same, says attorney Freedom Forum - 3-26-1998 COLUMBIA, SC Video store wins zoning battle with Columbia, S.C., city officials Freedom Forum - 5-2-2000 CHARLOTTE, NC North Carolina video store loses latest round in challenge to zoning law Freedom Forum - 8-27-1998 CINCINNATI, OH Ohio judge gives exotic-dancing service the go-ahead to sue city Freedom Forum - 3-13-1998 HORRY COUNTY, SC Adult business loses fight against zoning law before S.C. high court Freedom Forum - 5-25-1999 JACKSONVILLE, FL U.S. Supreme Court asked to review adult entertainment decision Freedom Forum - 9-24-1999 LITTLETON, CO Novelty-store chain sues city of Littleton, Colo. Freedom Forum - 8-30-1999 ORANGE COUNTY, FL Federal judge dismisses challenge to Florida county's adult entertainment law Freedom Forum - 5-10-1999 Federal judge douses swimsuit-club owner's request for relief Freedom Forum - 8-5-1998 Swimsuit club claims county selectively enforced adult entertainment law Freedom Forum - 6-18-1998 PROVO, UT Judge rules against nude dance club and upholds ‘bikini’ standard Freedom Forum - 5-29-1998 READING, MA Massachusetts court rejects law restricting location of adult businesses Freedom Forum - 5-21-1998 NORTH PALM BEACH, FL Florida appeals court upholds city's zoning rules for adult businesses Freedom Forum - 3-27-2000 SIMI VALLEY, CA Federal Judge Nullifies City Ordinance Restricting Strip-Club Locations Freedom Forum - 3-13-1998 ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO Missouri appeals court backs county's restrictions on adult businesses Freedom Forum - 3-29-2000 TAMPA V. VOYEUR DORM Voyeur Dorm files federal challenge to Florida city's zoning law Freedom Forum - 9-28-1999 VALLEY VIEW, OH Topless dance club closed again Freedom Forum - 6-22-1998 ADULT BUSINESS LICENSING & PERMITS CASES DALLAS, TX Dallas dance hall prevails as licensing law struck down Freedom Forum - 7-28-1998 DETROIT, MI Detroit suburbs cracking down on adult businesses Freedom Forum - 6-30-1999 HOUSTON, TX Texas appeals court finds adult business-licensing law constitutional Freedom Forum - 1-12-1999 LAS VEGAS, NV Las Vegas' adult-bookstore licensing law strikes out — again Freedom Forum - 1-18-2000 Las Vegas licensing ordinance violates First Amendment, appeals court rules Freedom Forum - 9-16-1998 LEXINGTON, KY Kentucky appeals panel halts enforcement of city's nude-dancing law Freedom Forum - 4-1-1999 PADUCAH, KY Federal appeals panel strikes down city's adult-business licensing rules Freedom Forum - 2-4-2000 PROVIDENCE, RI City lifts ban on adult entertainment licenses Freedom Forum - 10-13-1998 RALEIGH, NC City's permit rules for adult businesses ruled constitutional Freedom Forum - 1-26-1999 SALT LAKE CITY, UT Utah appeals court rejects First Amendment challenge to dance-license law Freedom Forum - 11-8-1999 SAN DIEGO, CA Federal appeals court overturns part of San Diego adult business licensing law Freedom Forum - 7-20-1999 ADULT BUSINESS HOURS OF OPERATION LAWS HALLIE, WI High court turns away challenge to restrictions on adult novelty store hours Freedom Forum - 4-19-2000 Adult bookstore loses First Amendment fight to remain open 24 hours a day Freedom Forum - 8-2-1999 Federal judge: Wisconsin town can limit operating hours of adult businesses Freedom Forum - 10-23-1998 PHOENIX, AZ Federal judge: Arizona can limit hours of operation for adult businesses Freedom Forum - 10-13-1999 Judge grants temporary restraining order to Phoenix adult businesses Freedom Forum - 9-4-1998 Phoenix adult businesses sue over new hours of operation Freedom Forum - 9-2-1998 ADULT BUSINESS SIGN RESTRICTIONS CASES NEW JERSEY Supreme Court won't hear challenge to N.J. limits on adult business signs Freedom Forum - 6-29-1999 New Jersey's high court upholds state rules on sex shop signs Freedom Forum - 7-22-1998 Show Girl Palace may again display its showgirls Freedom Forum - 2-5-1998 HONOLULU, HI Adult video store wins temporary reprieve in fight to keep signs Freedom Forum - 10-2-1998 Honolulu adult video store fights to keep signs Freedom Forum - 9-30-1998 OTHER ADULT BUSINESS STORIES High court refuses to hear 5 cases challenging nude-dancing regulations Freedom Forum - 4-4-2000 Injunction against future lewd acts is prior restraint, says Tennessee court Freedom Forum - 10-14-1999 Washington appeals court: Police need warrant to arrest exotic dancers Freedom Forum - 10-5-1999 Nightclub owner ask Supreme Court to review nude-dancing case Freedom Forum - 9-14-1999 Zoning out the First Amendment Freedom Forum - 7-19-1999 Clubs claim law regulating 'live sex acts' infringes on First Amendment rights Freedom Forum - 1-13-1999 Federal appeals court upholds 10-foot buffer zone in nude-dancing case Freedom Forum - 12-14-1998 Appeals court affirms dismissal of adult-business patron's civil rights suit Freedom Forum - 12-3-1998 Court finds Spokane can require open booths in adult businesses Freedom Forum - 8-26-1998 Exotic dancer challenges 'personal advertising' conviction Freedom Forum - 8-25-1998 Adult-business patron alleges civil rights violated by police Freedom Forum - 8-19-1998 Town officials agree to give adult video store a Sunday sales license Freedom Forum - 5-20-1998 Adult video store sues Rhode Island town over Sunday sales Freedom Forum - 4-8-1998 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE
CENSORSHIP OF ADULT MAGAZINES & VIDEOS Video stores face obscenity charges Freedom Forum - 7-21-2000 Adult video store owners ready case for shop's re-opening Freedom Forum - 5-30-2000 PORNOGRAPHY AND OBSCENITY STORIES Porn Free Index On Censorship - 5-16-2000 NCAC's Working Group on Women, Censorship & "Pornography" National Coalition Against Censorship - 2000 Feminist Moralism, Pornography, And Censorship NorthWest Feminist Anti-Censorship Taskforce - 2000 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: No Simple Solution - What can we do about the violence in our society? NorthWest Feminist Anti-Censorship Taskforce - 2000 Sex And Censorship: Dangers To Minors And Others? National Coalition Against Censorship - 3-1-1999 ACLU Questions Prosecutor Over Threats on Adult Videos in Ohio ACLU - 1-13-1999 Attorney follows his First Amendment passion in defending obscenity cases Freedom Forum - 1-6-1999 Sex, Minors, and the Circularity of Legal History National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1997 Free Speech Struggles Under Obscenity Laws First Amendment Cyber-Tribune - 10-1-1996 Speaking out against The New Prissiness The Justice On Campus Project - 3-5-1995 Feminism And Free Speech: Pornography Feminists For Free Expression - 1993 Catherine A. MacKinnon: The Rise of a Feminist Censor, 1983-1993 Media Coalition - 1993 Ohio mayor crusades for decency Institute For First Amendment Studies - 1-1-1990 PORNOGRAPHY AND OBSCENITY LEGISLATION Polish president won't sign anti-porn bill Freedom Forum - 3-29-2000 Wisconsin high court could strike down obscenity law Freedom Forum - 10-28-1998 Pennsylvania considers letting local juries define obscenity Freedom Forum - 2-19-1998 ADULT VIDEO & BOOK STORE OBSCENITY CASES LARRY FLYNT Flynt to fight eviction from downtown Cincinnati building Freedom Forum - 7-26-1999 Flynts make deal with prosecutors Freedom Forum - 5-13-1999 It's "The People vs. Larry Flynt II" Freedom Forum - 5-3-1999 Judge rejects Flynt defense teaFlyntm's challenge to Ohio obscenity law Freedom Forum - 12-3-1998 Flynt apologizes to Falwell for infamous parody Freedom Forum - 11-18-1998 City lawyers review whether postcards sent to judges, officials are obscene Freedom Forum - 11-4-1998 Flynts request dismissal of obscenity case Freedom Forum - 9-21-1998 Larry Flynt primed to battle obscenity charges in Cincinnati Freedom Forum - 5-22-1998 Flynt arraignment delayed until May 1 Freedom Forum - 4-17-1998 Flynt's attorney plans to seek dismissal of charges Freedom Forum - 4-10-1998 Larry Flynt, brother indicted in Cincinnati over sale of videos Freedom Forum - 4-8-1998 Why The Attacks On The People v. Larry Flynt? First Amendment Cyber-Tribune - 2-1-1997 MANASSAS, VA Obscenity Charges Dropped In Virginia Video Case ACLU - 12-23-1997 Decency Squads Empowered by County Prosecutors National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Summer 1997 PROVO, UT Utah district judge rejects motions to dismiss Movie Buffs trial Freedom Forum - 2-15-1999 Defense attorney in Movie Buffs trial contends client is being singled out Freedom Forum - 2-4-1999 Attorney in pornography trial argues that store's videos aren't obscene Freedom Forum - 12-17-1998 CHATTANOOGA, TN Tennessee appeals court reverses businessman's obscenity convictions Freedom Forum - 8-16-1999 WISCONSIN Jury's obscenity finding must be thrown out, says Wisconsin appeals court Freedom Forum - 7-27-1999 FAYETTE COUNTY, OH Ohio appeals court affirms obscenity conviction of adult bookstore Freedom Forum - 1-4-1999 CLEVELAND, OH Ohio appeals court dismisses adult club's First Amendment lawsuit Freedom Forum - 9-23-1998 KENOSHA COUNTY, WI Wisconsin high court to review challenge of obscenity law Freedom Forum - 5-4-1998 Fate of obscenity prosecutions in hands of Wisconsin high court Freedom Forum - 4-9-1998 THE EXPANSION OF THE DEFINITION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY Free Speech Coalition v. Reno update: CPPA ruled unconsitutional Freedom To Read Foundation - 3-1-2000 Federal appeals panel strikes down key provisions of computer child-porn law Freedom Forum - 02-20-1999 Wyoming Legislature passes bill on computer-generated child porn Freedom Forum - 3-4-1999 Computer child-porn law wins approval of federal appeals court Freedom Forum - 2-1-1999 Federal courts split over constitutionality of computer child porn law Freedom Forum - 9-11-1998 Judge strikes down unconstitutional Internet child-porn provision Freedom Forum - 4-2-1998 Child-porn law faces first federal challenge Freedom Forum - 3-11-1998 Free Speech Coalition v. Reno - Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1997 Pornography Law Goes Too Far National Coalition Against Censorship - 10-17-1997 Free Speech Advocates Appeal Decision Upholding So-Called 'Porn Prevention Law' ACLU - 10-3-1997 "Child Pornography Act" Threatens Artistic Freedom, Fails to Protect Children National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 9-30-1996 Senate Hearings Fuel Sex Panic National Coalition Against Censorship - Summer 1996 The Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 Passes Freedom To Read Foundation - 1996 MILITARY HONOR AND DECENCY ACT Military Honor and Decency Act challenged in federal court — again Freedom Forum - 11-25-1998 Military "Indecency" Ban Signed Into Law National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 9-23-1998 Penthouse publisher sounds off on free speech and the Supreme Court Freedom Forum - 7-2-1998 U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal of Penthouse publisher Freedom Forum - 6-26-1998 Penthouse publisher fights for on-base sales of sex magazines, tapes Freedom Forum - 4-3-1998 Publisher vows to fight Military Honor and Decency Act Freedom Forum - 12-02-1997 Military-base ban of magazines, videos ruled constitutional Freedom Forum - 11-25-1997 Military Has First Amendment Rights, Too First Amendment Cyber-Tribune - 3-1-1997 ACLU Condemns Restriction On Soldiers' Rights; Says Litigation Likely Against Censorship ACLU - 9-10-1996 ACLU Condemns Legislation That Strips Soldiers' Rights ACLU - 5-19-1996 CENSORSHIP OF ADULT PUBLICATIONS IN PRISONS High court refuses to consider inmate's appeal of jail ban of nude pictures Freedom Forum - 3-20-2000 Utah Legislature limits inmate access to sexually explicit material Freedom Forum - 3-7-2000 Arizona prison can bar highly explicit adult magazines, federal court rules Freedom Forum - 11-30-1999 Divided appeals court upholds jail ban on nude pictures Freedom Forum - 8-18-1999 High court refuses to hear case on prisoner access to porn Freedom Forum - 6-28-1999 Utah inmates file federal lawsuit over mail policies Freedom Forum - 6-25-1999 No porn for prisoners under Maryland proposal Freedom Forum - 2-17-1999 Utah county settles suit over nude materials in jail Freedom Forum - 11-6-1998 Appeals court: No porn for federal prisoners Freedom Forum - 9-18-1998 Courts Acknowledge Right to Sexual Materials in Prison But Not On Base National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Federal court throws out ban on sexy reading for inmates Freedom Forum - 7-23-1998 Federal appeals court: Jail ban on nude photos is unconstitutional Freedom Forum - 7-6-1998 New Jersey barred from enforcing prisoner ban on sexy reading Freedom Forum - 6-30-1998 USA V. PLAYBOY TV CASE Court Strikes Down Adult Cable TV Law Washington Post - 5-22-2000 High court examines restrictions on adult cable channels Freedom Forum - 12-1-1999 Channel-surfing Supreme Court takes on 'signal-bleed' dispute Freedom Forum - 6-22-1999 Supreme Court takes Playboy TV case Freedom Forum - 6-21-1999 Winning side in Playboy case: Court never even used strongest argument Freedom Forum - 12-31-1998 U.S. appeals court rules 1996 CDA cable TV 'blocking' provision unconstitutional Freedom Forum - 12-30-1998 United States Of America et al., Appellants v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. National Coalition Against Censorship - 10-30-1998 Playboy cable network challenging Decency Act provision Freedom Forum - 3-5-1998 CENSORSHIP OF ADULT CABLE ACCESS TV SHOWS Cable company pulls raunchy public-access television shows -- again Freedom Forum - 8-17-1998 Cable company seeks permission to ban public-access shows Freedom Forum - 5-20-1998 Cable company pulls programs, asks city to determine if they are obscene Freedom Forum - 5-8-1998 TULSA, OK OBSCENITY CHARGE FOR PENTHOUSE MAGAZINE SALE CASE Oklahoma prosecutors drop obscenity case against sales clerk Freedom Forum - 3-2-2000 Utah retailers pull Penthouse in wake of Oklahoma arrests Freedom Forum - 12-8-1998 UTAH'S PORNOGRAPHY CZAR Utah Law Will Create First `Pornography-Czar' in Nation School Blows - 4-18-2000 Utah adding pornography czar Fox News - 3-17-2000 Utah adding 'pornography czar' CNN News - 3-17-2000 "UNDERCOVER COP SEX" VIDEO LAWSUIT Judge refuses to stop sale of 'Undercover Cop Sex' video Freedom Forum - 10-30-1998 Civil liberties group says First Amendment protects sale of sex video Freedom Forum - 9-21-1998 WISCONSIN PORNOGRAPHY TAX LAW CASE Wisconsin porn-tax author throws in the towel Freedom Forum - 4-30-1998 Dispute delays launch of Wisconsin porn tax Freedom Forum - 4-2-1998 DR. LAURA V. INTERNET ENTERTAINMENT GROUP CASE Nude photos of Dr. Laura to stay on Web Freedom Forum - 11-3-1998 Radio personality sues company to prevent posting of nude photos on Internet Freedom Forum - 11-2-1998 OTHER STORIES Campus police pull videotape during erotica celebration Student Press Law Center - 9-21-1997 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	TELEVISION CENSORSHIP & ATTACKS ON SHOWS July 22nd PTC WATCH Update... Wrestling Fans Against Censorship - 7-22-2000 Straight Shooting - Issue #75 Wrestling Fans Against Censorship - 7-21-2000 July 20th update on status of PTC Marketplace Wrestling Fans Against Censorship - 7-20-2000 More information on L. Brent Bozell's connections... Wrestling Fans Against Censorship - 7-20-2000 As I See It Wrestling Fans Against Censorship - 7-12-2000 House moves to protect religious broadcasters Freedom Forum - 6-21-2000 PTC Convinces MCI Worldcom to Pull Ads From Smackdown IGN Wrestling - 6-15-2000 Cable-access show back on air while federal judge decides case Freedom Forum - 6-8-2000 Alliance for Community Media Cheers Victory for First Amendment in Palestine, Texas Alliance For Community Media - 6-7-2000 Straight Shooting: Why is Pro Wrestling Being Singled Out? IGN Wrestling - 6-5-2000 Supreme Court brings 'clarity' to laws governing cable TV Freedom Forum - 5-23-2000 Playboy signal-bleed case never should have been a case Freedom Forum - 5-23-2000 United States et al. v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. Legal Information Institute - 5-22-2000 Supreme Court sides with Playboy Television on cable-sex rules Freedom Forum - 5-22-2000 Host of raunchy cable-access show returns to Seattle airwaves Freedom Forum - 5-22-2000 United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc First Amendment Center - 5-22-2000 Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Applauds Court Ruling Playboy - 5-22-2000 YOUTH VIOLENCE TELEVISION SCAPEGOATING INVESTIGATIONS Senate report: Media violence affects kids Freedom Forum - 8-6-1999 Senate committee considers television, Internet restrictions Freedom Forum - 5-20-1999 Culture Wars Continue as Senate Panel Considers Measure to Censor Television ACLU - 5-18-1999 Free Expression Network Meets with Lawmakers About TV Violence, Arts and Humanities, Information Superhighway National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 8-1-1994 YOUTH VIOLENCE TELEVISION SCAPEGOATING LEGISLATION California assemblyman takes aim at entertainment industry Freedom Forum - 4-19-2000 TELEVISION RATINGS & V-CHIP SYSTEM STORIES FCC reports high compliance in placing v-chip coding into television programming Freedom Forum - 1-19-2000 FCC says most networks use content or age ratings Freedom Forum - 7-22-1999 Parents group: Ratings haven't stemmed violence on TV Freedom Forum - 5-27-1999 FCC chief establishes v-chip task force Freedom Forum - 5-13-1999 New "Gay" Rating Proposed People For The American Way - 2-17-1999 Vaunted v-chip is a flop in first few months of availability Freedom Forum - 2-8-1999 Broadcasters: Block that blocking technology Freedom Forum - 8-26-1998 TV makers' new v-chip blocking options anger broadcasters Freedom Forum - 7-22-1998 Ho-hum reaction to gadget that blocks objectionable TV shows Freedom Forum - 5-27-1998 The Politics of Ratings, Labels and Filters: A Little Bedlam National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 1998 ACLU claims ratings, v-chip stifles TV Freedom Forum - 3-17-1998 The v-chip: point-and-click parenting Freedom Forum - 3-16-1998 FCC adopts TV rating system, requires v-chip by 2000 Freedom Forum - 3-13-1998 FCC Gives Final Approval To V-Chip Technology ACLU - 3-12-1998 Censorship's Tools Du Jour: V-Chips, TV Ratings, PICS, and Internet Filters National Coalition Against Censorship - 3-12-1998