Internet heavyweights including Facebook, Google and Twitter are taking the side of popular review website Yelp in a Virginia Supreme Court case to be heard Tuesday that will consider whether commenters who anonymously criticized a prominent local carpet-cleaning business must be identified.

The case, scheduled to be heard in Richmond, has drawn national headlines and is being closely watched by First Amendment advocates as well as prominent Internet companies for the impact it could have on online speech.

Tuesdays arguments come after an appeals court in January ordered Yelp to turn over the names of seven reviewers who anonymously criticized Virginia-based Hadeed Carpet Cleaning. Business owner Joe Hadeed sought to unmask the commenters after suspecting that the negative reviews left on Yelp were not made by real customers.

In a friend of the court brief, Facebook and six other online companies warn that upholding the decision could have dire consequences for free speech. The companies represent their services as having transformed and elevated this countrys long tradition of town halls, private assemblies, robust debate, and anonymous complaints by bringing it online and making it more accessible to people everywhere.

The right to speak anonymously would be greatly diminished if those who objected to anonymous speech could readily employ civil discovery to unmask a speaker, the brief states.

The companies also argue that, aside from free speech issues, the court decision erroneously expanded the Virginia courts subpoena power by seeking to secure records from Yelp, a California-based company that does not have a physical presence in Virginia, where a subpoena would be issued.

In addition to the technology companies, which also included TripAdvisor, Pinterest, Medium and Automattic Inc., the San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation filed its own amicus brief to say that the lower appeals court ruling in the case places the court out of step with the vast weight of authority.

Courts around the country have agreed that, at a minimum, plaintiffs must make an evidentiary showing demonstrating a compelling need for the information in order to unmask an anonymous speaker, EFF attorneys wrote. However, the Court of Appeals did not require Hadeed to demonstrate with sufficient evidence that it can meet that standard here in order to discover the identities of the authors of the Yelp reviews Hadeed alleges are defamatory.

Mr. Hadeeds attorney, Raighne C. Delaney, said he doesnt think the fact that other online companies have weighed in on the case will make one bit of difference.

He noted that the length of time scheduled for the case, 40 minutes rather than the 30 minutes assigned to all other cases that will be heard Tuesday, could indicate that judges have an interest in hearing more nuanced arguments on the case.

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Five to seven times a day, the air in your home circulates through the air ducts of your HVAC heating and cooling system, carrying with it the dust and debris of everyday living.

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In addition, recent construction inevitably creates dust you dont want in circulation.

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Gov. Pat Quinn Monday announced the completion of the first phase of the Illinois Route 59 reconstruction project on the border of Naperville of Aurora.

Monday marked the completion of retaining wall work along the projects 3.4-mile roadway expansion.

The Naperville area has long needed a significant expansion of Route 59 and the improved Interstate 88 interchange for better access to and from the expressway, Quinn said. This is a fast-growing region and we need to make sure the infrastructure is in place to keep up that momentum and drive the economy forward.

The expansion of Route 59 is essential to our community, Naperville Mayor A. George Pradel said. This highway is a critical lifeline through Naperville and Aurora. Route 59 brings moms and dads to and from jobs that support their families, and it gives businesses a convenient location to open their doors to support the local economy. By improving Route 59 and the Interstate 88 interchange, we will improve the quality of life for area residents, visitors and businesses.

Monday marked the completion of construction that began in the summer of 2013 including 22 new concrete retaining walls, 13 new noise abatement walls totaling more than 6,000 feet in length, utility relocations and reconstruction of the Wabaunsee Creek box culvert. These features were a critical part of the work that had to be in place before the rest of the project could proceed, state officials said.

As the walls were constructed, crews began work on the roadway portions of the project, which should be complete in the fall of 2015.

Route 59 is being reconstructed for 3.4 miles from Aurora Avenue/New York Street to south of Ferry Road. The work is providing three lanes in each direction on Route 59 separated by a raised median, plus new traffic signals at all major intersections including New York Street/Aurora Avenue, Liberty Street/Jefferson Avenue, Meridian Parkway/Glacier Park Avenue, North Aurora Road and Diehl Road.

Sdewalks and bicycle paths are being constructed along the entire project length and a storm sewer pump station is being upgraded to handle the additional stormwater drainage the wider road will create.

The average daily traffic along Route 59 is 49,700 vehicles per day.

The project also includes the reconstruction of the existing interchange at Route 59 at I-88 with a new Diverging Diamond Interchange configuration. This will offer increased capacity and reduced accident potential at the interchange, state officials said. The work includes construction of two new dual bridge structures over I-88 in addition to the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the interchange ramps.

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PennDOT set advanced signs Oct. 10 announcing that a section of Route 225, Peters Mountain Road, on the north side of the mountain will close on Monday, Oct. 27, as construction crews begin work to build a retaining wall in Halifax Township, Dauphin County.

Earlier this year, PennDOT Dauphin County maintenance crews installed drainage pipes and conducted repairs on Route 225 in an attempt to stabilize the failing slope along the roadway shoulder. The majority of the repairs were successful. However two specific areas continue to show signs of movement and must be addressed before the roadway is resurfaced. In the meantime, a $4,065,225 contract was awarded on June 19 to Blooming Glen Contractors, Inc. of Blooming Glen, Bucks County. The contract includes drainage updates, roadway base repair, guiderail work, removal of the top layer of asphalt, and bituminous resurfacing on Route 225 in Middle Paxton and Halifax townships. PennDOT and the contractor agreed to delay resurfacing until next spring and add work to construct a retaining wall to address the areas of concern. The contractor will be working six days a week in 10-12 hour shifts in order to excavate, remove guiderail, build a retaining wall and rebuild the roadway. As winter sets in, work will halt and the contractor will return in the spring to resurface the roadway from Route 325 to Route 147. All work under this construction contract is scheduled to be completed by the end of summer 2015.

PennDOT advises motorists that starting Oct. 27, Route 225 will be closed to through traffic for at least four weeks. Until then, traffic should use the detour which follows Route 147, U.S. 322, and Route 325. Appalachian Trail hikers will be able to access the trail at the top of the south side of Peters Mountain. On average, nearly 11,200 vehicles travel this section of Route 225 every day. To avoid delays, motorists should allow for additional time in their travel plans or seek an alternate route.

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