The United Supreme Court has difficulty with new technology. The court ruled in Mutual Film Corp. v. Industrial Comm’n of Ohio (1915) that motion pictures were unprotected speech because “the ...
The most important free speech question of the decade may not be about social media. It may be about chatbots. As generative AI reshapes how people communicate, courts and legislators must confront ...
The amicus briefs come from several organizations and people, some liberal (e.g., the ACLU), some conservative, and some apolitical. The Second Circuit will be hearing the appeal of the district court ...
September 2024 provided a microcosm of the phenomenon, especially for laws pivoting on age verification and restricting minors’ access to online content. On September 10, a federal court blocked ...
A bird’s-eye view of contemporary education reveals a frightening reality: widespread ignorance of rudimentary free speech principles. From primary school through graduate school, speech codes, ...
The state’s highest court on Friday expanded First Amendment protections for “true threats” made over the Internet, by text message, or in person, ruling that prosecutors must now prove that ...
The legal dispute stems from Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell's prosecution of pro-Palestine protesters. Mitchell, a Republican, argues the law improperly allows judges to interfere with ...