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    Retaliation, Reputation, and the Law: Examining the Lively v. Baldoni Case

    March 6, 2026By Ashley Bolwell

    Colleen Hoover’s “It Ends With Us” was a box hit when it premiered on August 9, 2024, rolling in earnings of over $200 million worldwide.[i]  However, in the subsequent two years after the film’s release, public discourse has shifted the conversation from film’s exploration of  domestic violence  to allegations of behind-the-scenes misconduct experienced by Blake […]

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    TikTok on Trial: The Fight Between National Security and Free Speech

    October 7, 2024By Sydney Fernandez

    As the legal showdown over TikTok intensifies, the stakes are elevated for both national security and free speech. The U.S. government has enacted a ban on TikTok unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests its ownership.[i] In April, President Biden enacted legislation giving TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, ninety days to either secure a buyer outside […]

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    Supreme Court Sets Boundaries on Blocking: First Amendment Implications of Public Officials’ Social Media Use

    April 1, 2024By Lauren Viola

      Constitutional law in the digital age has just changed forever. On March 15, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States in Lindke v. Freed and O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier determined when public officials’ actions on social media platforms are considered state action, implicating First Amendment rights.[i] At the heart of both cases is the […]

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    The Federal Government Does Not Like Your Memes: The Battle Between Content Moderation and Freedom of Speech

    November 8, 2023By Kevin Nakfour

      Much like the war on drugs, war has formally been waged against the spread of misinformation.  Social media has become a battleground, and the federal government has taken measures to combat online content it considers “hazardous.”  In essence, the federal government has been accused of doing the work for social media companies, taking it […]

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