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Welcome to the website of Liberty and Free Speech under the United States Constitution. This website is published by lawyers who advocate for the protection of expressive rights and liberty and the right to privacy online and off.
Update July, 2005
The Pace and Tempo Quicken: Chronology of the Emerging Porn Offensive: Number Two on the DOJ Playlist with a Bullet. This is an excerpt from an article Joe has written exclusively for AVN's July edition. The article is entitled:""True North and the Magnetic Declination in Alberto Gonzales's Moral Compass" .... Full article
Update June 27th, 2005
We have posted an html copy of the stipulated order in FSC v. Gonzales. Prepared from the Acrobat .pdf original on file with the Court in Denver, it is the agreement between the Free Speech Coalition and the Department of Justice.

We have posted also a comprehensive five-column table, breaking down the original, proposed, and finally promulgated Part 75 Regulations (implementing Section 2257), section by section ...  Full news store,

Update June 24, 2005
Good News from Denver: FSC Complaint, USDOJ Response to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. The Free Speech Coalition brokered an agreement with the US Department of Justice which restrains the Justice Department from inspections of the records of FSC members under Section 2257 and prosecutions under... Full news story
Update May 24, 2005
Attorney General Gonzales Signs Order Adopting Revised Regulations Implementing Section 2257. Today's Federal Register publishes the eagerly-awaited final rule adopting revisions in the Justice Department's regulations in implementation of 18 USC Section 2257.... Full news story

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A Conversation Under Silent Skies : A Dialogue Between Internet Attorneys Frederick S. Lane III and J. D. Obenberger about the Adult Internet in the Post-9-11 Terrorist Bombing World. > Read Article

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True North
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Joe will be at the INTERNEXT convention in Las Vegas on Jan 5-7th, 2006.
Joe is at the Webmaster Access East conference in Montreal. Topic is "What a difference a week can make."

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"The right to think is the beginning of freedom, and speech must be protected
from the government because speech is the beginning of thought."


Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, No.00-795, Slip Opinion at 15, April 16, 2002. Mr. Justice Kennedy writing for the Court.

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