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Follow-up Letter Regarding Censored Literature in Mandatory English Language Arts Regents Exams

We are gratified that Commissioner Mills has indicated an intent to abandon the use of expurgated literary passages on the English Regents exam, but this response is not wholly satisfactory. Given the pervasiveness of the practice and the conflicting statements from the Education Department, it is incumbent on state education officials to provide greater assurance through credible evidence that the State Education Department will no longer censor educational materials.

By NCAC Staff|2016-01-15T12:10:32-05:00June 11th, 2002|Updates|

Internet Filters

The report documents how the widespread use of filters limits the free exchange of ideas necessary in a healthy democracy. Despite some manufacturers' claims of improved technology, filters still must operate by "keywords," and they block massive amounts of valuable information about politics, religion, public health, and myriad other subjects.

By NCAC Staff|2022-10-03T16:22:27-04:00September 1st, 2001|

Free Speech Groups Encourage New Mexico Museum to Respect Artistic Freedom

A group of prominent free speech organizations are encouraging the Museum of New Mexico Board of Regents to uphold principles of artistic freedom as they prepare to discuss the fate of a controversial work of art in the Museum of International Folk Art.

By NCAC Staff|2020-01-03T14:09:10-05:00April 13th, 2001|Updates|

Press Release: Free Speech Groups Express Concern Over Student Reaction to Controversial Ad

Today, a number of prominent free speech groups are expressing concern over student reaction on several campuses to a controversial ad that recently ran in college newspapers across the country.

By NCAC Staff|2020-01-03T14:09:03-05:00March 26th, 2001|Updates|

NCAC Amici Curiae Brief in American Amusement Machine v. Kendrick

AMERICAN AMUSEMENT MACHINE ASS'N, et al., Plaintiffs - Appellants, v. TERI KENDRICK, et al., Defendants - Appellees No. 00-3643 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit On Appeal From a Judgement of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division BRIEF AMICI CURIAE OF SCHOLARS AND AUTHORS IN THE FIELD [...]

By NCAC Staff|2019-03-12T17:41:46-04:00March 23rd, 2001|

Identifying What Is Harmful Or Inappropriate For Minors

White Paper Submitted to the Committee on Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids From Pornography and Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content

By NCAC Staff|2022-10-03T16:22:17-04:00March 5th, 2001|

The Long And The Short Of It: CN #76

The Tacoma, Washington Public Library uses filters that strip images from 'restricted' websites, leaving only text, even for adults, and requires all users to register.

By NCAC Staff|2019-03-07T23:12:00-05:00December 1st, 1999|Censorship News Articles|

The Cyber-Library: Legal and Policy Issues Facing Public Libraries in the High-Tech Era

Since the inception of the public library movement in the mid 19th century, public libraries have occupied a unique and critical role in American society.

By NCAC Staff|2019-03-13T14:53:14-04:00December 1st, 1999|

Academic Freedom Survives Court Battle

Nassau Community College in New York won a lengthy battle over a popular human sexuality course when a federal district judge rejected efforts to eliminate the course. Several residents, represented by the American Catholic Lawyers Association, alleged that Family Living and Human Sexuality (PED 251), violates the Establishment Clause by expressing a "hostility to certain religious views" and "constitutes a deliberate disparagement of traditional Jewish and Christian and particularly Catholic, teachings on marriage, procreation and adultery" (Gheta v. Nassau Community College).

By NCAC Staff|2019-03-07T23:11:51-05:00May 1st, 1999|Censorship News Articles|

The First Amendment in Schools: Resource Guide: Student Expression: Web Pages, Dress Codes, and More

Introduction: "Avoiding Censorship in Schools" | Religious Expression in the Public Schools | Sex and Sexuality Education | Harassment and Hate Speech | Student Publications | Student Expression: Web Pages, Dress Codes, and More | Access to Information on the Internet | Teachers' Rights | Parents' Rights The Internet has given student journalists access to enormous sources of information and [...]

By NCAC Staff|2019-05-01T12:29:29-04:00January 1st, 1999|

The First Amendment in Schools: Censorship

Introduction | The First Amendment and Public Schools | Censorship | Student Protest Rights | How Big a Problem is Censorship? | Roles and Responsibilities | Censorship Policies | Resource Guide A. Understanding Censorship: Censorship is not easy to define. According to Webster’s Dictionary, to "censor" means "to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable." Its central [...]

By NCAC Staff|2019-03-07T10:55:16-05:00January 1st, 1999|

The First Amendment in Schools: Resource Guide: Harassment and Hate Speech

One of the thorniest issues in recent years has been the question of restricting "hate speech" and harassment in schools. Schools must provide access to education on a non-discriminatory basis, prevent harassment that interferes with their educational mission, and socialize students to live and work in a diverse community - and they must do all these things while recognizing that the right of free speech sometimes means the right to say things that are offensive to others.

By NCAC Staff|2019-03-20T14:17:52-04:00January 1st, 1999|

Censorship and The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

We usually reserve this space to reprint an article of special interest that has appeared elsewhere. This time, we're printing a shortened version of a letter to us because the issue raised by eighth-grade English teacher Gina Corsun, of Edison, New Jersey, is so compelling.

By NCAC Staff|2019-03-07T23:11:44-05:00June 1st, 1998|Censorship News Articles|

NCAC Letter to SUNY Chancellor About Academic Freedom and Women’s Studies Conference

>SUNY Chancellor and Trustees Label Womens Studies Conference Content Needlessly Offensive

By NCAC Staff|2016-02-01T10:23:46-05:00February 6th, 1998|Incidents|

Internet Online Summit Must Respect 1st Amend Law and Values

The National Coalition Against Censorship has joined the Internet Free Expression Alliance to insure that the Internet Online Summit, which is dominated by an effort to restrict children's access to certain kinds of materials on the Internet, does not promote policies and practices that violate the First Amendment right to freedom of speech and expression. NCAC urges participants in the [...]

By NCAC Staff|2017-06-08T12:40:10-04:00December 1st, 1997|Blog|

Conference: The Sex Panic

A Conference Report Where are the feminists who oppose censorship? The women -- artists, writers, therapists, lawyers, educators, sex industry workers, and activists -- who believe censorship of sexually related expression is dangerous to women? Where are the historically informed, legally sophisticated, and politically impassioned voices linking women's freedom and sexual free speech? Their voices were heard at The Sex [...]

By NCAC Staff|2016-01-15T12:10:58-05:00July 1st, 1994|Updates|