First Amendment Protects W. Virginia Web Site Operator
 
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:06:27 -0600 (CST)


Feb. 5, 2008

First Amendment Protects West Virginia Web Site Operator Who 
Posted Public Records

Public Citizen Argues Against County Tax Assessor's Attempt to 
Stifle Free Speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A county tax assessor cannot prevent a West 
Virginia Web site operator from posting legally obtained tax maps 
on the Internet, Public Citizen argued Tuesday in a case that 
could help decide how much control government officials have over 
the dissemination of their public records.

READ the entire press release at 
http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2601.

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