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Hamburger Responds: Prof. Somin Repeats His Errors

Round 3 in the debate between Hamburger and Somin over the First Amendment and Murthy

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Social Speech and the Supreme Court

Episode 497 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

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Abridging, Not Coercing, Is The First Amendment's Yardstick for Speech Violations

Philip Hamburger: Prof. Somin is mistaken about Murthy v. Missouri

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Do Judges Also "Berate" The Press?

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Murthy v. Missouri. Justices Kavanaugh and Kagan--who both worked in the White House--stated that it was fairly common for government officials to "berate" the press. Justice Kavanaugh observed that "experienced government press people throughout the federal government . . .. regularly…

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Supreme Court Considers Claim That New York Regulators Violated NRA's First Amendment Rights

State officials “jawboned” financial firms into cutting ties with the gun-rights group.

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The First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, and Substantial Encouragement

Part of the Murthy v. Missouri challengers' claim is that the First Amendment bans the government from even "substantially encouraging" private entities to block user speech. And as I noted in the post below, I appreciate the difficulties with this claim (though I also appreciate its appeal). Here, though, I…

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Murthy v. Missouri and Government Urging Platforms to Restrict Speech

The government can't block viewpoints it condemns from its own property that has been opened to publicspeech. Should there be limits on government systematically and substantially encouraging private entities to block the same viewpoints from their property—which may be much more important to public debate than the government property where…

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Court Should Focus on Coercion in Murthy v. Missouri

The government is entitled to try to persuade social media to take down posts, but not to coerce them to do so.

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US supreme court hears case on government’s power over online misinformation

Plaintiffs in Murthy v Missouri argue White House requests to take down coronavirus misinformation violate first amendment

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The New York Times Again Worries That Free Speech Endangers Democracy

The newspaper portrays the constitutional challenge to the government's social media meddling as a conspiracy by Donald Trump's supporters.

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FAQs re Murthy v. Missouri

Philip Hamburger on How to Understand this Free Speech Case

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FIRE Highlights the Blatant Hypocrisy of State Officials Who Decry Government Meddling With Social Media

Even as they attack the Biden administration's crusade against "misinformation," Missouri and Louisiana defend legal restrictions on content moderation.

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Supreme Court Looks Poised To Gut Restrictive Social Media Laws

The First Amendment restricts governments, not private platforms, and respects editorial rights.

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Democratic Attorneys General Support Censorship

In an amicus brief filed in Murthy v. Missouri, they ignore basic tenets of First Amendment law in order to quash online speech they don't like.

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Krishnan Guru-Murthy caught checking emails on his phone while driving through central London

Guru-Murthy initially insisted he had not broken the law but pleaded guilty when facing the prospect of a trial

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Cybertoonz Visits Murthy v. Missouri

The effort by Missouri to enjoin the Biden administration's "jawboning" of social media companies has reached the Supreme Court. The Solicitor General filed a long brief seeking a stay of the Fifth Circuit's injunction and explaining why cert should be granted. The Court granted cert and the stay (the latter…

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Court Agrees to Hear Missouri v. Biden Federal Government / Social Media Case

From today's order and accompanying opinion in Murthy v. Missouri: The application for stay … is granted. The preliminary injunction issued on July 4, 2023, by the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana … as modified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth…

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The men who shaped Murthy, the elephant at Mudumalai that passed away recently

Remembering the people who cared for Murthy, the gentlest elephant at Theppakadu elephant camp in Mudumalai

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The Guardian - UK

‘I’m not friends with politicians’: Krishnan Guru-Murthy on success, swearing and barefaced lies

He started as a broadcaster before going to university and is now celebrating 25 years at Channel 4 News. He discusses the BBC, bias, war reporting – and what he learned from his father

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Abject poverty forces tribal couple to give their infant in adoption, say officials

The officials of the Women Development and Child Welfare Department and the police are trying to ascertain whether the mediator is involved in any such cases earlier, and whether money is involved in the deal

The Independent UK

Krishnan Guru-Murthy back on Channel 4 after suspension for swearing about MP

The presenter made no reference to the incident as he appeared back on the show on Monday night.

The Guardian - UK

Krishnan Guru-Murthy taken off air for swearing about Steve Baker

Channel 4 News anchor used offensive word off air to describe Northern Ireland minister

Manchester Evening News

Channel 4 take Krishnan Guru-Murthy off air after accidentally dropping C-word

The presenter will not appear on the broadcaster's news programme after accidentally calling an MP the C-word

The Independent UK

Channel 4 News’ Krishnan Guru-Murthy taken off air for swearing at Steve Baker

The remark followed what the presenter described as a ‘robust interview’ with the Tory MP.

Wales Online

Krishnan Guru-Murthy taken off air for a week after he swore at MP

Guru-Murthy will not return to Channel 4 News before November 4

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