Law-libbers, If this article has already been referenced on law-lib, I
apologize for the re-posting. The article might be "of interest" in context
to today's free speech thread/discussion. I like the article, but believe
the title "Librarians with backbone" would've been more inclusive and
correct. Al of Cleveland
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From: Brown, Tanya [mailto:tanya.brown@spiegelmcd.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 5:05 PM
To: GRC; llsdc@GMU.EDU
Subject: Librarians, liberals with backbone
Here's a brief excerpt from Christopher Hayes article in The American
Prospect, "Shelf Life: Librarians, liberals with backbone."
http://www.prospect.org/webfeatures/2003/02/hayes-c-02-19.html
"The sedate shushers of your childhood have stepped into the political
arena,
and they've emerged as one of the most vital and effective progressive
forces
in the country. Over the past several years, librarians, and their
professional governing body, the American Library Association (ALA), have
been
behind some of the most significant civil-liberties battles in the country
+IBQ
from the fight over the Communications Decency Act (which the Supreme Court
struck down as the result of a lawsuit brought by the ALA and the American
Civil Liberties Union) to the controversy over the USA PATRIOT Act (which
the
ALA sharply criticized in a recent resolution) to the question of whether to
strengthen copyright restrictions on digital media (which the ALA opposes)."
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