First Amendment

Here’s What Happened: The States of Florida and Texas passed laws that limited a private internet platform’s ability to engage in content moderation. Content moderation included disfavoring or removing posts containing what the platform considered unacceptable content. This included posts advocating terrorism, glorifying gender-based violence, encouraging suicide or self-injury, etc. The intent behind these laws […]

In Brief:  US Supreme Court determines when a governmental official cannot bar free speech on social media.  Here’s What Happened:   James Freed, like countless other Americans, created a private Facebook profile sometime before 2008. He eventually converted his profile to a public “page,” meaning that anyone could see and comment on his posts. In […]

In Brief:  The use of a word for an expressive work is not trademark infringement. Here’s What Happened: Punchbowl Inc. is an online party and event planning service website, PUNCHBOWL, which creates invitations and greeting cards. AJ Press, LLC owns and operates PUNCHBOWL NEWS, a subscription-based online news publication that provides articles, podcasts, and videos […]