I. Preliminary Statement
II. Findings of Fact
A. Statutory Framework
1. Nature and Operation of the E-rate and LSTA Programs
2. CIPA
a. CIPA's Amendments to the E-rate Program
b. CIPA's Amendments to the LSTA Program
B. Identity of the Plaintiffs
1. Library and Library Association Plaintiffs
2. Patron and Patron Association Plaintiffs
3. Web Publisher Plaintiffs
C. The Internet
1. Background
2. The Indexable Web, the "Deep Web"; Their Size and
Rates of Growth and Change
3. The Amount of Sexually Explicit Material on the Web
D. American Public Libraries
1. The Mission of Public Libraries, and Their
Reference and Collection Development Practices
2. The Internet in Public Libraries
a. Internet Use Policies in Public Libraries
b. Methods for Regulating Internet Use
E. Internet Filtering Technology
1. What Is Filtering Software, Who Makes It, and What Does It Do?
2. The Methods that Filtering Companies Use to
Compile Category Lists
a. The "Harvesting" Phase
b. The "Winnowing" or Categorization Phase
c. The Process for "Re-Reviewing" Web Pages