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Ninth Circuit Can't Make Up Its Mind?
One of the worst violations of the constitutional right to free speech is compelled speech — i.e., when the government forces you to communi
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Letter to Senate Commerce Committee on Censorship Concerns with SESTA Manager's Amendment
We, the undersigned human rights and civil liberties organizations, trade associations, and individuals write to convey our significant conc
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


American Police Want Their Fingers on Emails Stored in Europe (Translated)
"However, for Microsoft, there are also very concrete commercial interests at stake. Cloud technology is an important part of the tech
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


American Bar Association refers to conservatives as ‘you people’ when rating Trump’s judicial pick
But Curt Levey, president of the conservative Committee for Justice, said the two members of the committee who evaluated Mr. Grasz were part
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Russia Probe Should Work With Tech Companies to Preserve Free Speech
On Tuesday, the Russia probe turned to social media as executives from Facebook, Twitter, and Google testified before the Senate Judiciary C
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Self-regulation, not government regulation, should keep Russian ads off Facebook
As committees in the House and Senate grill Facebook, Google and Twitter executives this week about Russia's use of social media to infl
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Donnelly One of Few Democrats to Back Notre Dame Professor for Federal Judge
But both the Alliance for Justice and conservative groups think the airing of the religious issue has inoculated Barrett from such future at
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


SXSW Panel: Conflicting Visions: The Debate on Net Neutrality
The highest-profile issue in FCC history has been the Net Neutrality debate. After the 2015 approval of Net Neutrality rules, upheld in 2016
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


SCOTUS Should Exercise Restraint in Microsoft Case
Adding another case that grapples with the application of 20th century law in the digital age to its docket, the Supreme Court announced...
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


No Safe Harbor: Congress Threatens Free Speech Online
In a JURIST guest column discussing a bill that could make online intermediaries such as Facebook and Google liable for user content, CFJ le
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Monday Round-Up
Mentioned in SCOTUSblog: "[I]n an op-ed for The Hill, Ashley Baker urges the court to “be particularly cognizant of the potential for j
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


The Supreme Court Should Exercise Judicial Restraint in Microsoft Data Case
Adding another case that grapples with the application of 20th century law in the digital age to its docket, the Supreme Court announced on
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
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