Justices Thomas and Alito objected to the dismissal of claims that Virginia Tech's protocol for reporting controversial speech violated the 1st Amendment. The Supreme Court is considering cases involving free speech on college campuses and social media regulations.
The U.S. Supreme Court has now heard arguments about laws in Texas and Florida that would limit social media companies’ abilities to moderate content on their sites. Justin (Gus) Hurwitz of @pennlaw shares his thoughts on the cases. https://t.co/xcXkstIzjM
Whether prayer meetings or drag shows, students at state universities have a right to free expression. It’s a fundamental American principle. Unfortunately, West Texas A&M’s president has silenced students like Bear and Marcus for nearly a year. We’ve asked SCOTUS to step in… https://t.co/QbWIPCHdec
Lawyer speech codes enforce 'rigid ideological orthodoxy,' chill 'unpopular views,' SCOTUS told Can states compel lawyers to give up their First Amendment rights, at least implicitly, as a condition of practicing law? Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/l1HxzQNNBd
Taylor: In Supreme Court case over Texas social media law, who's trying to protect free speech? https://t.co/NuYWz2l2Lv
Justices Thomas and Alito objected to the decision to dismiss as moot claims that Virginia Tech's defunct protocol for reporting controversial speech violated the 1st Amendment, arguing the court must decide whether universities can police student speech. https://t.co/8zdcmXmV24 https://t.co/EDhdmRDyfj
Another case where only Thomas and Alito would grant a conservative appeal. VTech has a speech police on campus. Students are encouraged to report one another for expressions of “bias”—defined as any “expressio[n] against a person or group because of” an enumerated list of…