Text of Dept. of Justice Notice of Appeal

                IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
             FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION,    :    CIVIL ACTION
    et al., Plaintiffs;            :    No. 96-963
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               v.                  :
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JANET RENO, in her official        :
capacity as Attorney General of    :
the United States, Defendant.      :

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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION,      :    CIVIL ACTION
  INC., et al., Plaintiffs;        :    No. 96-1458
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               v.                  :
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UNITED STATES DEP'T OF JUSTICE,    :
   et al., Defendants.             :

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                    DEFENDANTS' NOTICE OF APPEAL

Notice is hereby given that defendant Janet Reno, in her official
capacity as Attorney General of the United States, hereby appeals,
pursuant to section 561(b) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub.
L. No. 104-104, Sec.561(b), 110 Stat. 143, to the Supreme Court of the
United States from the Adjudication and Order entered June 12, 1996, as
clarified by the Order on Motion for Clarification entered on June 28,
1996, in American Civil Liberties Union et al. v. Reno, Civ. A. No.
96-0963 (E.D. Pa.).

Notice is also hereby given that defendants United States Department of
Justice and Janet Reno, in her official capacity as Attorney General of
the United States, hereby appeal, pursuant to section 561(b) of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-104, Sec.561(b), 110
Stat. 143, to the Supreme Court of the United States from the
Adjudication and Order entered June 12, 1996, as clarified by the Order
on Motion for Clarification entered on June 28, 1996, in American
Library Ass'n, et al. v. Department of Justice, et al., Civ. A. No.
96-1458 (E.D. Pa.).


Respectfully Submitted,

MICHAEL R. STILES
United States Attorney

MARK R. KMETZ
Assistant United States Attorney

FRANK W. HUNGER
Assistant Attorney General
Civil Division

DENNIS G. LINDER
Director, Federal Programs Branch

[signed]
ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO
Trial Attorney

[signed]
JASON R. BARON
PATRICIA M. RUSSOTTO
Trial Attorneys
United States Department of Justice
Civil Division
Federal Programs Branch
901 E. Street N.W.
Washington, Dc 20530
Tel: (202) 514-4782

Date: July 1, 1996

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