In a 7-2 opinion written by Justice Scalia, the Supreme Court strikes down the California Violent Video Games law on the grounds that it does not comport with the First Amendment.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/08-1448.pdf
Bolingbrook Patch
by Brian Feldt | 6/26/11
The Fountaindale Public Library does not prohibit the renting of R-rated movies for children, per American Library Association policy. But should they?
Imagine you’re a parent. Or maybe you already are a parent and have young children—kids that impressionable and vulnerable to today’s society, especially when it comes to the music and movie industry.
You try hard to shield your kids from the vulgar or inappropriate messages that some movies and music contain. But you can’t shield them from everything.
And the Fountaindale Public Library isn’t exactly helping your cause.
Per the library’s policy, librarians are prohibited from blocking the rental of R-rated movies by minors. Not even when the movie in question is obviously not meant for a youngster.
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What do you think? Should public institutions such as libraries help parent children by monitoring what they watch and rent? Or should ALA policy stand? And access to a wide range of materials is a right granted to all—even kids.
by Mark Benjamin | Friday, June 24, 2011
The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee is weighing fresh concerns about the sweeping nature of domestic spying using one controversial section of the Patriot Act. This particular part of that law is notable because it has been divisive for years — and because during those years President Obama has quietly moved from being a Senator skeptical of the provisions to being an enthusiastic spy chief whose Administration embraces them.
Last Tuesday the committee met to consider the worries of some members, mostly Democrats, who say the Justice Department has drafted a breathtakingly broad interpretation of Section 215 of the Patriot Act.
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Posted Friday, June 24th, 2011
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund today announces that it is forming a coalition to support the legal defense of an American citizen who is facing criminal charges in Canada that could result in a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in prison for comics brought into the country on his laptop. This incident is the most serious in a trend the CBLDF has been tracking involving the search and seizure of the print and electronic comic books carried by travelers crossing borders.
