Wes Henricksen, Barry University School of Law, is publishing Privacy and Propaganda in the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal. Here is the abstract.The proliferation of false information through social media and other digital platforms presents a number of threats to
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Kanellis on Freedom of Speech vs. Hate Speech in European Law: A Balancing Act
Grigoris Kanellis has published Freedom of Speech vs. Hate Speech in European Law: A Balancing Act.Freedom of speech is one of the most fundamental principles of democratic societies, serving as the foundation for public discourse, political engagement, and individual…
Birnholtz on True Threats, Public Safety, and Free Speech: An Empirical Analysis of Counterman’s Consequences
Jordan Birnholtz, Northwestern University School of Law, is publishing True Threats, Public Safety, and Free Speech: An Empirical Analysis of Counterman’s Consequences in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Here is the abstract.Many scholars expected the Supreme Court’s Counterman…
Netanel on Failing to Save the Press: What Should Be Next?
Neil Weinstock Netanel, UCLA School of Law, has published Failing to Save the Press: What Should Be Next? as UCLA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 25-17. Here is the abstract.Liberal democracy cannot survive without a vibrant, free,…
Satta on Free Speech and Falsehoods
Mark Satta, Wayne State University Law School; Wayne State University College of Arts and Sciences, has published Free Speech and Falsehoods. Here is the abstract.This chapter explores the nature of this relationship between free speech and falsity. It addresses…
Gailey on Whether the Press Gets Special Rights
Lauren Gailey, Duquesne University School of Law, has published Does the Press Get Special Rights? Here is the abstract.The press occupies a place in our system of government so unique and important that it’s often referred to as the “Fourth…
The Future of Free Speech Index 2025
Wright on The Problem of Social Media Misinformation
R. George Wright, Indiana University School of Law, has published The Problem of Social Media Misinformation. Here is the abstract.Most of us drink deeply of the stream of social media. But we recognize that this stream is not without…
Carroll on Beyond Democracy: How a Free Press Supports the Rule of Law
Erin Carroll, Georgetown University Law Center, is publishing Beyond Democracy: How a Free Press Supports the Rule of Law in volume 47 of the Cardozo Law Review. Here is the abstract.Widespread agreement has existed for centuries that a free press…
Dickinson on Section 230: A Juridical History
Gregory M. Dickinson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, College of Law; Stanford Law School, has published Section 230: A Juridical History at 28 Stan. Tech. L. Rev. 1 (2025). Here is the abstract.Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996…