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Free Speech Liability

Segal McCambridge

Free Speech – Where Do We Draw the Line

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In recent times, headlines have been dominated by instances where students, professors, and professionals engaged in inflammatory, anti-Semitic, racist, sexist, and offensive language. The fallout has led institutions to...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Cities are Not Liable for Lessees’ Exercise of Choice in Speakers

Ninth Circuit Affirms Limits on Private and Municipal Liability for First Amendment Violations - The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that it takes more than some joint action with the government for a private...more

Gray Reed

Dereliction of Duty: Can Local Governments Be Liable for Not Protecting Property from Protestors?

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Eager to spark the socialist revolution, left-wing activists seized Ramsett Park and the surrounding area and declared an independent autonomous community dedicated to social and economic justice. While that hypothetical...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Online Communications and Content: How Section 230 Reform Has Catapulted into Relevancy

Throughout much of 2020, Members of Congress, the Trump Administration, and even Associate Justice Clarence Thomas have highlighted the reasonableness in reevaluating Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (47 USC...more

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The Implications of Trump's Executive Order and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

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Last week, President Trump signed an Executive Order targeting social media companies and the liability protections afforded to them under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (Section 230). The Order directs the...more

Hogan Lovells

Practical Pointers: Social Media Guidelines for Public Officials (and the People who Advise Them)

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Social media has transformed the ways legislators and their staff interact with constituents. Through social media platforms, our elected officials share insights into the legislative process, communicate with constituents,...more

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