Category: First Amendment

By: Jordan Uter Let’s talk about communication: how we express or exchange information by speech, writing, gestures, or conduct. How we familiarize ourselves with each other. Constitutionally, our freedom to communicate is broad. We don’t fear government retaliation unless we have defamed another,[1] incited a violation of the law,[2] or made or distributed obscene materials.[3] … Continue reading The First Amendment Right to Communicative Expression: Challenging Anti-Drag Legislation

By: Alliya Dulaney In October 2022, Elon Musk tweeted “the bird is freed” after acquiring Twitter for $44 billion. However, this freedom may soon be constrained by the viability of 47 U.S.C. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). Section 230 currently immunizes technology companies from civil lawsuits against user-generated content using that company’s … Continue reading The Algorithm for Free Speech

By: Fallon Cochlin Over the past few years, citizens all across America have united against the epidemic of police brutality. One major reason for this uprising has been instances of police brutality caught on camera and widely shared across social media. Perhaps the most infamous example of this is the 10-minute-long cell phone footage depicting … Continue reading Arizona Law Limiting Filming of Police Blocked by Federal Judge – Arizona Will Not Defend

By: Graham Bosch Recent national polls have shown that Americans overwhelmingly reject[1] various forms of book-banning and take such actions into consideration when voting for their legislators.[2] Even so, the United States has seen an unprecedented rise in book bans in the past several years, with 1,648 individual titles banned in 138 school districts across … Continue reading Law Banning ‘Sexually Explicit Materials’ in Arizona Public Schools Carries Dangerous First Amendment Implications