June 7, 1997

Good Morning from the Zundelsite:

This is important! Once before, I asked ZGram readers who maintain websites to join free speech advocates by adding a very simple-to-install link in a prominent place on their home pages - and all others to sign their names to the list of organizations systematically opposing government censorship.

Please read the press release below carefully and act on it again. It comes from the Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition:

A decision in the monumental Internet Free Speech Case is expected soon -

Join tens of thousands of your fellow Internet users to announce the decision in real time -

Will online free speech survive?

Please distribute this alert intact until July 15, 1997
Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition
http://www.ciec.org

Supreme Court set to rule any day now in CDA case

The future of the Internet and the fate of the First Amendment in the Information Age hang in the balance.

Within the next 4 weeks, the United States Supreme Court will hand down an historic decision in the legal challenge to the Communications Decency Act (CDA) - a law which imposes broad content regulations on the Internet.

A decision could come AT ANY TIME.

Will the Supreme Court agree with a decision of a Philadelphia Federal Court which last year ruled the CDA unconstitutional? Or will the Court side with Senator Exon, the Department of Justice, the Christian Coalition, and other proponents of censorship who argue that the Federal Government is the best and most appropriate judge of what you should see and say online?

As an Internet user, you have a tremendous stake in the outcome.

It's not too late to become a part of history. There are several ways you can participate -- Please take a moment to read the instructions below and join the fight for free speech online.

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE

In anticipation of this historic event, the Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition have launched the "FREE SPEECH VIGIL" campaign to help spread the news about the case and provide an opportunity for Internet users to join the fight.

The CIEC is also seeking your support in other ways. Please read the instructions below or visit http://www.ciec.org/ for details on how you can help.

If You Maintain A World Wide Web Page:

1. Add the following link *TODAY* in a prominent location on your site. When the decision is announced by the Supreme Court, follow your page's link and read the text of the Supreme Court's opinion.

<a href="http://www.ciec.org/">
<img src="http://www.ciec.org/images/countdown.gif" alt="Countdown to Supreme Court Decision in the CDA case"></a> <br clear=all><br>

Since June of 1996, more than 10,000 world wide web sites have joined together to provide Internet users with the latest news and information about the case.

If you have already linked to the CIEC icon or do not maintain a world wide web page, please visit http://www.ciec.org/action/ to find out what you can do to help.

2. IMPORTANT -> Let us know you have joined the campaign:

Drop us a note at <feedback@ciec.org> and let us know

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