Over 2330 Individual Internet Users have joined CIEC as of 5:30 pm ET Wed 2/28. The coalition is growing at a steady rate of 100 per hour. Thanks to everyone who has already joined. You can find out more by visiting the CIEC home page (URL below).

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

February through April promise to be busy months for the CIEC. The preliminary schedule for the court challenge is as follows:

Feb. 26, 1996 -- CIEC Files Complaint in Philadelphia Federal Court.

March 1, 1996 -- CIEC to file request for Preliminary Injunction against the Communications Decency Act

March 15, 1996 -- Government will file reply to CIEC P.I. Request

March 21 - 22, -- Evidentiary Hearing for Plaintiffs (i.e.. live witnesses). Both the CIEC and ACLU cases will be heard together on these dates.

April 11 - 12 -- Hearing in which Government presents its side of case, including witnesses and any other evidence.

A decision will be announced by the court sometime after mid-April. Regardless of who wins this first round, there will be an immediate appeal to the Supreme Court.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information on the CIEC challenge, including the text of the complaint and other relevant materials:

World Wide Web -- http://www.cdt.org/ciec/
General Information about CIEC -- ciec-info@cdt.org
Copy of the Complaint -- ciec-docs@cdt.org
Specific Questions Regarding the Coalition and Administrata -- ciec@cdt.org
General information about the Center for Democracy and Technology -- info@cdt.org