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Missouri v. Biden: The Crossroads Between Misinformation and Free Speech

By: Casey Norman July 18, 2023
Judge Terry Doughty’s Fourth of July issuance of a preliminary injunction in the case Missouri v. Biden has drawn powerful reactions, earning the federal judge a slew of both fans and critics. I recommend my colleague John Vecchione’s discussion of the case and Judge Doughty’s ruling, which found that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their First Amendment…
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Free Speech on the Fourth of July

By: John J. Vecchione July 12, 2023
On the Fourth of July, a preliminary injunction issued against the government protecting the rights of all Americans to enter and be heard in the modern public square that is social media without government interference. Judge Terry A. Doughty, in Missouri v. Biden, issued an order and an opinion preventing the administration from “urging, encouraging, pressuring,…
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Court’s Student-Loan Decision Is Not Legally Controversial

July 11, 2023
The Supreme Court typically waits until the end of a term before releasing its most impactful and controversial decisions. This term’s final decision was Biden v. Nebraska, which held that President Biden lacks authority to spend half a trillion dollars to cancel federal student-loan debt. The decision was undoubtedly impactful — it stopped a program that…
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A Key Ruling Against Social-Media Censorship

By: Philip Hamburger July 5, 2023
This July Fourth there was special reason to celebrate. Judge Terry Doughty issued a preliminary injunction in Missouri v. Biden, which stands to become one of the most important free-speech cases in the nation’s history. At stake is the federal government’s use of social-media platforms to censor Americans. Officials kept most of their censorship regime secret through two election…
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The SEC’s Bleak House of Cards: Some Reflections on Jarkesy v. SEC and Judicial Doctrine

By: Margaret A. Little June 30, 2023
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How the Government Justifies Its Social-Media Censorship

By: Philip Hamburger June 9, 2023
The organization I lead, the New Civil Liberties Alliance, represents plaintiffs in Missouri v. Biden, a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s campaign to censor speech on social media. For years, officials at the White House, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, the Central Intelligence Agency and other agencies have pressured tech companies to suppress “misinformation.”…
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