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Jeff Kosseff
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The Supreme Court Should Leave the Internet Alone
The Supreme Court shouldn’t enable state efforts to muzzle the internet.
State Legislatures Threaten Right to Anonymous Speech
Free speech in the United States always has included anonymous speech. Thomas Paine signed Common Sense as “Written by an Englishman.” Alexander Hamilton, James Madison,…
If Congress Wants to Protect Section 702, It Needs to Rein in the FBI
One of the most valuable U.S. foreign intelligence programs will expire at the end of this year unless Congress reauthorizes it. But before that happens,…
Confronting Misinformation in the Age of Cheap Speech
A review of Richard L. Hasen, “Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics—and How to Cure It” (Yale University Press, 2022). *** In 1995, Eugene…
Washington’s Election Misinformation Bill Demonstrates Dangers of Compromising First Amendment Values
Exactly one year after the Jan. 6 violence at the Capitol, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced his support for a bill that his office said…
What’s in a Name? Quite a Bit, If You’re Talking About Section 230
Twenty-six words in the U.S. Code created the legal framework for the internet that we know today. Until a few years ago, few people outside…