-
ARL Urges FCC to Support E-Reader Accessibility
On September 13, ARL submitted reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing a petition filed by the Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers. The manufacturers are requesting a waiver from...
-
ARL Joins Coalition in Urging Congress to Evaluate, Reform NSA Surveillance
Yesterday ARL, together with 59 other privacy and civil liberties groups, sent a letter (PDF) to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, calling on Congress to evaluate the National Security Agency's (NSA)...
-
ARL, Coalition Request Public Report on Government Surveillance
Yesterday ARL, together with 19 other privacy and civil liberties groups, sent a letter (PDF) to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), calling on the PCLOB to author...
-
ARL Joins 22 Groups in Urging US Attorney General to Release Reports on Telephone Surveillance
Yesterday ARL, along with 22 other good-government groups, sent a letter (PDF) to the US Department of Justice urging Attorney General Eric Holder to make public any reports by Inspector...
-
Over 100 Civil Liberties Organizations and Internet Companies Demand Full-Scale Congressional Investigation of NSA Surveillance
Today, dozens of civil liberties organizations and Internet companies—including the Electronic Privacy Information Center, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, ThoughtWorks, and Americans for Limited Government—have joined the coalition demanding...
-
ARL Joins 86 Orgs, Internet Companies Demanding Committee Investigation, End to Dragnet Spying
Yesterday, ARL joined with a broad, bipartisan coalition of 86 organizations and Internet companies—including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, reddit, Mozilla, and the American Civil Liberties Union—to send a letter to...
-
Letter to Senate Leadership re: Preserving the Open Internet
A letter from ARL, ALA, and EDUCAUSE asking Senate leadership to oppose S.J. Res 6 and any other legislation to overturn or undermine the Net Neutrality decision adopted by the...
-
Letter to Subcommittee on Communications and Technology re: Congressional Review Act and Net Neutrality (Feb. 16, 2011)
Letter from the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE asking representatives to oppose using the Congressional Review Act or any other legislation to overturn...
-
Issue Brief: FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules and Implications for Research Libraries
issue-brief-net-neutrality-rules-implications-24jan11.pdf
-
Letter to FCC re: Preserving the Open Internet
A letter from ARL, ALA, and EDUCAUSE to the FCC stressing the importance of ensuring net neutrality order contains sufficient protections for library and higher education services made available to...