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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech or the press, preventing citizens from peacefully assembling, or interfering with citizens' ability to petition the government for redress of their grievances. The First Amendment is one of the most sacred aspects of the American legal tradition and has spawned a vast body of jurisprudence and commentary. less -

TikTok on the Chopping Block: Will the U.S. Ban the Popular Social Media App?

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 10/18/2024

On September 16, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral arguments in the seminal case of TikTok, Inc. v. Garland, which centers around the potential ban of TikTok under the Protecting...more

The First Circuit Court of Appeals Finds A Public School Teacher’s Social Media Posts Are Not Constitutionally-Protected Speech

Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP on 7/24/2024

On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued MacRae v. Mattos, a case involving a public school teacher’s First Amendment speech rights. Shortly before being hired as a teacher at Hanover High...more

Supreme Court Clarifies The Boundaries Of Public Official Liability On Social Media

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 3/21/2024

In its recent opinion in Lindke v. Freed, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed when public officials may be held liable for violating the First Amendment for silencing critics on social media. The Court held that a public...more

Supreme Court Issues Key Decisions on Public Officials’ Use of Social Media and Ability to Block Commenters

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak on 3/15/2024

On March 15, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Lindke v. Freed and a per curiam opinion in O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier addressing when a public official may prevent a person from commenting on the public...more

Fifth Circuit Pauses Injunction Restricting Communications Between the Government and Social Media Companies Over Content Removal

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/1/2023

On July 14, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an administrative stay of an order that would prohibit certain federal officials and agencies from communicating with social media companies on content...more

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TikTok on the Chopping Block: Will the U.S. Ban the Popular Social Media App?

The First Circuit Court of Appeals Finds A Public School Teacher’s Social Media Posts Are Not Constitutionally-Protected Speech

Supreme Court Clarifies The Boundaries Of Public Official Liability On Social Media

Supreme Court Issues Key Decisions on Public Officials’ Use of Social Media and Ability to Block Commenters

Fifth Circuit Pauses Injunction Restricting Communications Between the Government and Social Media Companies Over Content Removal

A Possible ‘High Noon’ for Social Media Platforms Looms at the Supreme Court

Texas Enjoined from Enforcing Law Targeting Some Social Media Platforms

Florida Enjoined from Enforcing Law Targeting Some Social Media Platforms

Anonymous Online Speech: Considerations for Victims and Speakers

Politicians in Cyberspace: Fourth Circuit Holds That First Amendment Bars Officials From Blocking Users On Social Media

Tenth Circuit Leaves Unresolved When Off-Campus Social Media Posts Can Subject Students to Discipline

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