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New Administration Outlook: What's Next for the FCC After Trump's Executive Orders on Independent Agencies and Eliminating...

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/11/2025

Asserting Executive Authority Over Independent Agencies: Assessing the Impact on the FCC - On February 18, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled "Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies" (the "Accountability...more

The President Revokes Prior Administration’s Executive Order on CDA Section 230

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 5/18/2021

On May 14, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order revoking, among other things, his predecessor’s action (Executive Order 13295 of May 28, 2020) that directed the executive branch to clarify certain provisions under...more

New Developments in the World of Section 230

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/28/2020

Nick Mooney and Joseph Schaeffer, Spilman Technology Law Practice Group Chairs, discuss proposed amendments from the Department of Justice, a recent statement from Justice Thomas on the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket,” and a...more

Commerce Dept. Petitions FCC to Issue Rules Clarifying CDA Section 230

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 8/3/2020

The currents around the Communications Decency Act just got a little more turbulent as the White House and executive branch try to reel in the big fish of CDA reform. On July 27, 2020, the Commerce Department submitted a...more

Social Media and Politics: What President Trump’s Recent Executive Order Means

Brooks Pierce on 7/1/2020

Since 1996, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has provided critical protection from most liability for content posted by third parties to websites and other “interactive computer services.” This protection has...more

President Signs Executive Order Directing Agencies to Probe the Contours of CDA Immunity

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 5/29/2020

President Trump signed an Executive Order today attempting to curtail legal protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“Section 230” or the “CDA”). The Executive Order strives to clarify that Section 230...more

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