The Supreme Court on Friday said it would wade into the future of free speech online, examining laws passed in Florida and Texas.
other cases to the calendar for the Supreme Court term that begins on Monday. Earlier, the high court had said it would tackle controversial issues involving gun regulations, voting rights and the power of federal agencies. Those cases will be heard as the justices are under intense pressure from Democratic lawmakers to address ethics issues facing some of their colleagues, including potential conflicts in some of the cases.
Appeals court judges, all nominated by Republican presidents, have issued conflicting rulings on state authority to restrict a business’s ability to select, edit and arrange content that appears on its social media platform. “And especially because the covered platforms’ only products are displays of expressive content, a government requirement that they display different content—for example, by including content they wish to exclude or organizing content in a different way—plainly implicates the First Amendment.”The First Amendment generally protects against government infringement on speech.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Michigan Supreme Court orders all judges to use people’s preferred pronouns in courtThe Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered all judges to address people in court by the pronouns they use or by “other respectful means.”
Read more »
The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the ConstitutionThe Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution
Read more »
The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the ConstitutionThe Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.
Read more »
The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the ConstitutionThe Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.
Read more »
The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the ConstitutionThe Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.
Read more »