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Bradburn v. NCRLD

Lawsuit Seeks Access to Information on Internet For Adult Library Patrons

October 24, 2011
 Oral argument is being held on Oct. 25 in an ACLU lawsuit defending the rights of adults to access information on the Internet on public library computers. The suit challenges a central Washington library system’s filtering policy that hampers adults in researching school assignments, locating businesses and organizations, and doing personal reading on lawful subjects.   Read More »
 

Lawsuit Seeking Access to Information on Internet for Adult Library Patrons to Continue in Federal Court

May 6, 2010
An ACLU lawsuit defending the rights of adults to access information on the Internet on public library computers will continue in federal court in the wake of today’s Washington Supreme Court 6-3 ruling rejecting claims under the Washington State Constitution. The suit challenges a filtering policy that hampers adults in researching school assignments, locating businesses and organizations, and doing personal reading on lawful subjects. Read More »
 

Bradburn v. NCRLD (Internet Filtering at Libraries)

Three library users and a nonprofit organization brought suit to ensure that patrons of a library system in Eastern Washington have access to useful and lawful information on the Internet. The lawsuit challenges the library system’s rigid policy of using a very restrictive Internet filter to bar access to information on its computers and of refusing to honor requests by adult patrons to temporarily disable the filter for sessions of uncensored reading and research. Read More »
 

ACLU Suit Seeks Access to Information on Internet for Library Patrons

June 23, 2009
The lawsuit challenges the North Central Regional Library District's use of a strict Internet filter on public computers, and its refusal to temporarily disable the filter for adult users. Read More »
 

Bradburn v. NCLRD complaint

Complaint seeking a change in NCLRD Internet filtering policies. Read More »