The Supreme Court on Monday appeared deeply skeptical of arguments by two conservative states that the First Amendment bars the government from pressuring social media platforms to remove online misinformation. In more than 90 minutes of oral arguments that occasionally veered into the justices’ personal frustrations with the press, several conservative justices sided with the liberal wing in appearing to doubt claims by two states that the Biden administration violated the Constitution with the...
The Supreme Court’s decision could have sweeping implications for government’s communications with social media about elections, public health and disinformation.
Outside the Supreme Court, a crowd in shirts reading “Speak your mind, stand your ground” and others hoisting signs with messages like “Fauci lied.”
A federal appeals court on Tuesday night ordered that a contentious new Texas immigration law be paused just hours after the Supreme Court said it could go into effect. A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals split 2-1 in saying in a brief order that the measure, known as SB4, should be blocked. The same court is hearing arguments Wednesday morning on the issue. The state law would allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the border from Mexico...
SB 4 allows Texas judges to deport a person in lieu of criminal proceedings and local law enforcement to ask people about their immigration status.
Just hours after the Supreme Court allowed a Texas law to take effect that gave state law enforcement the authority to arrest people they suspect are entering the country illegally, a federal appea
A Texas law that empowers local police to arrest and deport migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally has again been put on hold, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed its enforcement. The Supreme Court’s divided decision to allow Texas to assume border security duties marked a significant win for the state's efforts to control illegal immigration from Mexico. It was short-lived, however, as hours later, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 order preventing the law,...
During a recent discussion organized by the Council for Strategic and Defence Research, Berges Malu, the senior director of public policy and communications at ShareChat, sought to highlight the evolving nature of information on the internet, and issues with tagging something as 'misinformation'.
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Supreme Court weighs in on social media blocking In a unanimous decision Friday, the Supreme Court clarified when public officials can block critical constituents from their personal profiles without violating their constitutional protections. © AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin After hearing appeals of
The legal battle over a new immigration law in Texas appears far from over. The U.S. Supreme Court has, once again, extended its temporary block on SB 4. The law would allow Texas police to arrest people they suspect of crossing the border illegally.At 4:05 p.m. CT on Monday, March 18, five minutes after SB 4 would have taken effect, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued an order extending the stay, or pause, on the law."The decision from Justice Alito, at this point, means that things will...
The Supreme Court is considering whether the Biden administration violated the First Amendment by urging social media platforms to remove posts the administration decided were false or misleading.
The Supreme Court is considering whether the Biden administration violated the First Amendment by urging social media platforms to remove posts the administration decided were false or misleading.