PARTIES
   
     * Plaintiff AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) OF GEORGIA is a
       nonpartisan organization of nearly 3000 members dedicated to
       defending the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the
       Bill of Rights. The ACLU is incorporated in the State of Georgia
       and has its principal place of business in Atlanta. The ACLU of
       Georgia sues on its own behalf, on behalf of others who use its
       online computer communications, and on behalf of its members who
       use online communications.
     * Plaintiff THE AIDS SURVIVAL PROJECT is a non-profit membership
       organization offering current and accurate information about AIDS
       to over 3000 people. The AIDS Survival Project was incorporated in
       the State of Georgia in 1988. It sues on its own behalf, on behalf
       of others who would use its online computer communications, and on
       behalf of its members who use online communications.
     * Plaintiff THE ATLANTA FREETHOUGHT SOCIETY is a non- profit
       educational organization dedicated to defending and promoting the
       separation of church and state, educating the public on the
       benefits of living life without religion, and serving as a social
       and intellectual community for other freethinkers. The Atlanta
       Freethought Society was incorporated in the State of Georgia in
       1994 and currently serves 165 members and a substantial number of
       non-member subscribers to its monthly newsletter. It sues on its
       own behalf, on behalf of others who would use its online computer
       communications, and on behalf of its members who use online
       communications.
     * Plaintiff ATLANTA VETERANS ALLIANCE (AVA) is an organization
       serving the needs of veterans in the State of Georgia who are gay,
       lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered. AVA, which resides in
       Atlanta, Georgia, serves 30 active members and maintains a
       database of 150 others who share common goals. It sues on its own
       behalf, on behalf of others who would use its online computer
       communications, and on behalf of its members who use online
       communications.
     * Plaintiff COMMUNITY CONNEXION is an Internet Service Provider
       based in Berkeley, California. Founded in 1994 and incorporated in
       1996, Community ConneXion specializes in assisting online users in
       preserving their privacy on the Internet. Community ConneXion sues
       on its own behalf and on behalf of its 500 subscribers and others
       who use its services.
     * Plaintiff ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION (EFF) is a nationwide,
       nonpartisan nonprofit civil liberties organization of
       approximately 3500 individual members that is committed to
       defending civil liberties in the world of computer communications,
       to developing a sound legal framework for that world, and to
       educating government, journalists, and the general public about
       the legal and social issues raised by this new medium. The EFF is
       incorporated in the State of California and has its principal
       place of business in San Francisco. EFF sues on its own behalf, on
       behalf of others who use its online computer communications, and
       on behalf of its members who use online communications.
     * Plaintiff ELECTRONIC FRONTIERS GEORGIA (EFGA) is a Georgia-based
       nonpartisan nonprofit civil liberties organization formed to fight
       for freedom, privacy and access to the online world in Georgia.
       Formed in 1995, EFGA is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation
       under Georgia law and currently has more than 250 members. EFGA
       sues on its own behalf, on behalf of others who use its online
       computer communications, and on behalf of its members who use
       online communications.
     * Plaintiff MITCHELL KAYE currently serves as a Representative to
       the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 37th
       District, in Cobb County Georgia. He publishes a web site on the
       Internet that provides extensive information to the general public
       on the activities of the Georgia House of Representatives, but is
       not officially affiliated with the Georgia House of
       Representatives. Rep. Kaye also sometimes communicates online
       under the pseudonym "Publius." He sues on his own behalf and on
       behalf of those who use the web site.
     * Plaintiff KENNETH LEEBOW is President and owner of Professional
       Solutions, Inc., a Georgia corporation with its principal place of
       business in Marietta, Georgia. He publishes a web site and online
       newsletter with over 13,000 subscribers under the pseudonym
       "Norman, or "Norman, The Ultimate Business Surfer." He sues on his
       own behalf and on behalf of those who use the newsletter and web
       site.
     * Plaintiff BRUCE MIRKEN is a resident of San Francisco, California.
       He is a journalist who writes frequently about gay issues, and
       frequently obtains information for his articles from
       communications and interviews with persons online who use
       pseudonyms to protect their privacy. He sues on his own behalf and
       on behalf of his anonymous sources.
     * Plaintiff BONNIE NADRI is a resident of DeKalb County, Georgia.
       She publishes two web sites on the Internet, and participates in
       online communications on local computer Bulletin Board Systems
       using a pseudonym or "handle" to protect her privacy. She sues on
       her own behalf and on behalf of those who access her web pages.
     * Plaintiff JOSH RILEY is a resident of Canton, Georgia. He
       publishes several web sites on the Internet, including one that
       provides a forum for web publication by churches and ministries in
       the Atlanta area and a second that publishes a variety of
       historical information relating to the Negro Baseball Leagues. In
       addition, he uses screen names (i.e., pseudonyms) to protect his
       privacy while communicating on America Online and on Prodigy. He
       sues on his own behalf and on behalf of those who use his web
       sites.
     * Plaintiff JOHN TROYER is a resident of San Francisco, California.
       He maintains a web site known as the Safer Sex Page and moderates
       an online discussion group known as the Safer Sex Forum. He sues
       on his own behalf and on behalf of those who use the web site and
       online forum.
     * Plaintiff JONATHAN WALLACE is a resident of New York City, New
       York. He uses a pseudonym, Jonathan Blumen, to communicate and
       exchange information on the Internet, and to publish a newsletter
       on the World Wide Web called "The Ethical Spectacle," which
       expresses controversial political and ethical views and sometimes
       publishes anonymous works. He sues on his own behalf and on behalf
       of those who use his web site.
     * Defendant Zell Miller is sued in his official capacity as Governor
       of the State of Georgia. He is charged under the Georgia
       Constitution and by statute with supervision of the execution of
       the laws of the State.
     * Defendant Michael Bowers is sued in his official capacity as
       Attorney General of the State of Georgia. He is charged under the
       Georgia Constitution and by statute with enforcement of the
       criminal laws of the State when required by the Governor.