Free Speech and Social Media
Description
Should the balance behind the First Amendment’s commitment to free speech change as technology changes? This panel will address several versions of that question pending before the Court including a case that presents the foundational question of whether public official activity on social media constitutes state action subject to constitutional scrutiny.
Resources
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Officials Can Block Critics on Social Media, Adam Liptak, The New York Times
Supreme Court Will Decide When Public Officials Can Block People from Personal Social Media Accounts, Debra Cassens Weiss, ABAJournal
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide if Public Officials can Block Critics on Social Media, John Kruzel, Reuters