The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.
Supreme Court Sides with Colorado Web Designer in Anti-Discrimination Free Speech Case
The Supreme Court sided with a Colorado web designer June 30 who argued her freedom of expression was violated by the state’s anti-discrimination law requiring her to create marriage websites for same-sex couples.
Supreme Court Clarifies Test on Proving ‘True Threats’ Under the First Amendment
The Supreme Court brought new clarity to the First Amendment standard that applies to “true threats” on June 27 in the case of a Colorado man who sent thousands of harassing messages to a musician, requiring prosecutors to prove that a defendant was reckless.
Supreme Court Upholds Law Criminalizing ‘Encouragement’ of Illegal Immigration
The Supreme Court ruled June 23 that a federal law which criminalizes the encouragement of illegal immigration does not infringe on free speech rights.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear ‘Trump Too Small’ Trademark Case
The Supreme Court decided June 5 to hear a California attorney’s case June 5 in which he requested to trademark the phrase “Trump too small.” The insult was initially made by Florida Senator Marco Rubio during the 2016 presidential campaign in which he said former President Trump had “small hands … And you know what they say about guys with small hands.”
Supreme Court Declines to Hold Tech Companies Liable for Hosted Content
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of both Google and Twitter in two separate cases finding that the tech companies can’t be held liable for content their users share on the platforms.
Supreme Court to Consider Scope of Public Officials Blocking Critics from Social Media Accounts
The Supreme Court agreed April 24 to hear two cases that question whether the First Amendment protects users from being blocked from social media accounts run by public officials.
Supreme Court Considers ‘True Threats’ Doctrine in Colorado Social Media Stalking Case
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 19 in Counterman v. Colorado, a case that questions whether intent is necessary to constitute a “true threat” — a category of speech that is unprotected by the First Amendment.