Broward County Library Sued Over Cybersmut.(Brief Article)

Broward County, Florida, officials asked the state's 17th judicial circuit court on January 31 to dismiss a lawsuit under public nuisance laws that would forbid Broward County Library from allowing patrons to view sexually explicit materials online. "We're contending that the suit wasn't filed properly," Assistant County Attorney Jose Gonzalez told American Libraries.

Filed January 11, the suit charges that thanks to BCL's filter-free policy and placement of computers in areas that protect surfers' privacy, male patrons have on numerous occasions "display[ed] illegal obscenity, pornography, bestiality or indecent materials" and "masturbate[d] themselves in view of other …