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Momentum is continuing to build against the censorship ruling in Kentucky.  Many groups, even those not involved in online casinos are attempting to convince the Kentucky appeals court to throw out the ruling of the lower Kentucky circuit court to seize the domain name of 141 online casinos.  Even the American Civil Liberties Union has got involved.  The American Civil Liberties Union has teamed up with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Center for Democracy and Technology. 

The argument putting forth by these organizations is that the decision of circuit court Judge Thomas Wingate to seize the domain name of 141 online casinos violates several provisions of the Constitution, including the First Amendment, the Commerce Clause, and Due Process Clause.  The action violates many of the rights held by the operators of these online casinos.

“If the mere ability to access a website gives every court on the planet the authority to seize a domain name if a site's content is in some way inconsistent with local law, the laws of the most world's most repressive regimes will effectively control cyberspace,” said Matt Zimmerman, an attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

“If the Kentucky order is upheld, no speech that conflicts with any law, anywhere in the world, would be safe from censorship.  Just as Kentucky is trying to take down sites located around the world, any government seeking to stifle free expression could try to interfere with lawful speech hosted in the United States,” commented John Morris, an attorney for the Center for Democracy and Technology.

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