Ashley N. BakerNov 1, 2017Russia Probe Should Work With Tech Companies to Preserve Free SpeechOn Tuesday, the Russia probe turned to social media as executives from Facebook, Twitter, and Google testified before the Senate Judiciary C
Op-ed published in The HillNov 1, 2017Self-regulation, not government regulation, should keep Russian ads off FacebookAs committees in the House and Senate grill Facebook, Google and Twitter executives this week about Russia's use of social media to infl
Guest Column in JURISTOct 28, 2017No Safe Harbor: Congress Threatens Free Speech OnlineIn a JURIST guest column discussing a bill that could make online intermediaries such as Facebook and Google liable for user content, CFJ le
Christina PesaventoSep 15, 2017Dubious Defamation Suits and Their Threat to Free SpeechAmerica’s civil justice system is designed to right wrongs. When an individual believes that someone has committed a wrong against him, he c
The Huffington PostSep 12, 2017Probing Nominees’ Positions on Constitutional Rights, Church-State Separation Is Not Religious PerseReligious Right organizations and conservative media outlets have been slamming Democratic senators over their questioning of Notre Dame Law
Ashley N. BakerSep 9, 2017Sex Trafficking Bill Would Undermine Free SpeechCongress' latest blow to freedom of speech could come in the form of a bill intended to stop sex trafficking. If passed, the “Stop Enabl
Dan ForrestAug 17, 2017Free Speech Isn’t Speech Without ConsequenceRegardless of what the law decides in this case, the question still remains on the issue of whether an employee like Damore should have some
Ashley N. BakerJul 22, 2017Justice Alert: Blue Slips, Free Speech, Digital Privacy, and MoreAn update from the Committee for Justice.
Mark EpsteinJul 17, 2017Social Networks and Net Neutrality: Who Really Threatens Free Speech?Congress explicitly granted online intermediaries this immunity based on the finding that ICS’s “offer a forum for a true diversity of polit