Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov't workers A federal appeals court has blocked President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023
Supreme Court for first time casts doubt on Section 230, the legal shield for Big Tech WASHINGTON — Internet giants like Google, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter owe much of their success to a legal shield erected by Congress in 1996. Los Angeles Times · Feb 20, 2023
The government can’t fix social media moderation — and shouldn’t try By trying to mandate a diversity of opinions, the government could achieve the opposite result. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 21, 2022
The Government Can't Fix Social Media Moderation and Should Not Try Democrats and Republicans both demand solutions that are inconsistent with the First Amendment. Reason · Sep 21, 2022
Fifth Circuit Rejects First Amendment Challenge to Texas Social Media Common Carrier Law Just released, Netchoice v. Paxton; I'm traveling and likely won't have time to digest the 113 pages of opinions for a while, but here's the opening from Judge Andrew Oldham's opinion, which is a majority on most points: A Texas statute named House Bill 20 generally prohibits large social media… Reason · Sep 16, 2022
Appeals court upholds Texas block on school mask mandates A divided federal appeals court panel is backing Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order that forbids school districts from imposing mask mandates on schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19 The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022