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Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property

IP at the Supreme Court Series: NetChoice LLC v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice LLC

Supreme Court

Feb 26Ìý| 5:00 - 6:30pm EDT | Hybrid | Reception to follow
Registration Required

Moderated byÌýProfessor Michael Carroll

Â鶹´«Ã½ Washington College of Law regularly invites counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court. These events are held on the afternoon of oral argument before the Court.Ìý

Issue


Issue(s): Whether the First Amendment prohibits viewpoint-, content-, or speaker-based laws restricting select websites from engaging in editorial choices about whether, and how, to publish and disseminate speech - or otherwise burdening those editorial choices through onerous operational and disclosure requirements.

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Issue(s): (1) Whether the laws’ content-moderation restrictions comply with the First Amendment; and (2) whether the laws’ individualized-explanation requirements comply with the First Amendment.

Panelists

  • Corbin Barthold,ÌýTechFreedom, Amicus Curiae BriefÌýin Support of NetChoice/CCIA.
  • Rupa Bhattacharyya, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection,ÌýAmicus Curiae Brief in Support of Neither Party.
  • Scott Wilkens, Knight First Amendment Institute,ÌýAmicus Curiae Brief in Support of Neither Party.
  • Emily Hockett,ÌýReporters Committee for Freedom of the Press,ÌýAmicus Curiae Brief in Support of NetChoice/CCIA
  • Ari Holtzblatt, WilmerHale,ÌýAmicus Curiae Brief in Support of NetChoice/CCIA
  • Catherine R. Gellis, Amicus Curiae Brief on behalf of Bluesky, M. Chris Riley & Copia Institute, inÌýSupport of NetChoice/CCIA
  • Professor Stephen Wermiel, Â鶹´«Ã½ Washington College of Law

All Briefs Available on SCOTUSblog:ÌýÌý

Update:

Decision:

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