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-> > > COURT SAYS COLLEGES CAN RESTRICT INTERNET ACCESS
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-> > > January 28, 1997
-> > > Web posted at: 1:35 p.m. EST
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-> > > NORMAN, Oklahoma (CNN) -- A U.S. District Court in Oklahoma has
-> > > ruled universities have the right to limit access to explicit
-> > > material on the Internet.
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-> > > A federal judge ruled University of Oklahoma president David Boren,
-> > > a former U.S. senator, has every right to determine what sites
-> > > students and faculty can view while on the campus Internet system.
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-> > > Boren was sued by University professor, Bill Loving, who
claimed his
-> > > First Amendment rights were being infringed upon.
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-> > > The court ruled against Loving, also an attorney, saying his
-> > > constitutional rights were not violated and that he is not entitled
-> > > to injunctive relief.
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-> > > "I am certainly pleased by the judge's decision," Boren said. "The
-> > > university did its best to strike a careful balance in order to
-> > > protect legitimate academic and intellectual freedom while at the
-> > > same time assuring that the university not act as a distributor of
-> > > obscene material, which is not protected by the First Amendment."
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