In Tuesday’s argument, Supreme Court justices reacted skeptically to claims thatYouTube parent Google LLCcould be sued for algorithms that automatically recommended extremist recruiting videos, with Justice Clarence Thomas comparing it to holding a phone company liable for helping someone contact the ...
This month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will decide the fate of laws in 23 states about protecting kids from harmful sex-change procedures. Family Policy Alliance staff members were there, listening to the arguments and participating in a rally in front ...
While Trump filed a brief in support of the state laws, arguing that a platform's "decision to discriminate against a user" is not protected under the Constitution, the Biden administration filed a brief in support of the tech groups. It argued among other things that the high court has "...
Justice Samuel Alito of the US Supreme Court asked this week what may be, to millions of average internet users, the most relatable question to come out of a pair of high-stakes oral arguments about the future of social media. "Would Google collapse, and the internet be destroyed," Alito...
YouTube is the place to go if you want to see a cover by an independent musician, a witty viral advertising campaign or a home video of adorable kittens. It is not the first place you would think of if you want to watch the Supreme Court in action. At…
“friend of the court” (“amici”) briefs, including Reddit, Yelp, and Discord. To quote Justice Sotomayor during theMoody v. NetChoiceoral argument: “The one thing I know about the Internet is that its variety is infinite.” I discuss three high-level takeaways from th...
This was a summary reversal. First, a few words about that. Each year the Court grants petitions to accept a number of cases (around 70 in recent years), hears oral argument in those cases, and then issues signed opinions deciding them. This is referred to as the Court’s “merits” ...
The Supreme Court has shown unusual self-awareness in addressing Section 230 and said that since they aren't even close to being internet experts, deciding the future of the web should probably be done by Congress.
Justin Driver (2023):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrXvXIC6pwo Announcing a U.S. Supreme Court Decision Without Waiting for the Dissenting Opinion (1946) June 18, 2024 By May 1946, the Supreme Court of the United States had finished hearing oral arguments in the cases that the justice...
"These are not, like, the nine greatest experts on the internet," noted Justice Elena Kagan—a reference to herself and fellow colleagues on the Supreme Court.