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.

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Supreme Court Blocks Texas District Judge’s Order Allowing “Ghost Gun” Manufacturing, Again

Nov. 7, 2023—On Monday, October 16th, the Supreme Court barred Texas-based manufacturers Blackhawk Manufacturing and Defense Distributed from selling products meant to be quickly converted into homemade firearms known as “ghost guns.” The order overruled U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s preliminary injunction exempting the manufacturers from a federal rule requiring ghost gun distributors to obtain licenses, perform background checks for transactions, mark their products with serial numbers, and maintain transaction records. Read more about the decision's impact in this new post by Logan Smedley ('25).

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