first amendment
Algospeak: Jailbreaking the Marketplace of Ideas
Mar. 8, 2024—By Amaris Aloise Social media algorithms have become the captors of the marketplace of ideas, but they have also captured its importance to US culture. With the exponential rise in algorithmic content moderation, the marketplace of ideas has become dependent on internet culture and slang, resulting in a “chronically online”[1] censorship of expression known as...
Left for the Future, Solved in the Past: A Test for School’s Ability to Regulate Student Speech Off-Campus
Feb. 2, 2024—By Monica Miecznikowski In 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States released on opinion regarding the First Amendment rights of a high school student, Brandi Levy, who had been suspended from the school’s junior varsity cheer team.[1] The suspension came after she posted a photo on snapchat depicting her flashing the middle finger and...
The Supreme Court Considers Social Media’s Role in Political Discourse
Nov. 15, 2023—Recently, The Supreme Court began to hear arguments for a new series of critical cases which will help define the role of social media in society. The justices will consider the relevant question: When a public official blocks someone from their social media page does that violate the Constitution’s First Amendment? The cases before the Court echo issues raised in a previous suits against then-President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden for blocking their critics on Twitter. Read Olivia Augustini's ('25) analysis of the ongoing litigation in this new blog post.