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Justice Dept. subpoenas more tech firms

The Justice Department is demanding internal files from dozens of Internet service providers and other technology firms as it seeks to defend a controversial Internet child protection law.

The subpoenas also went to companies including AT&T Inc., Cox Communications Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Symantec Corp. The U.S. Supreme Court has twice said the law ? which would criminalize Internet material deemed "harmful to children" as defined by "contemporary community standards" ? is likely to violate First Amendment protections and granted preliminary injunctions.

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Posted by | Fri, Mar 31, 2006 - 05:41 AM