FIRE reports that the Supreme Court is set to rule on important cases regarding online speech and a case involving how governments pressure private groups for political reasons. The cases will decide these questions: Can public officials block users on social media accounts they use for official business?; Can protest organizers be held negligent and liable for acts committed by unidentified people at the protest?; Do laws that regulate social media content moderation violate the First Amendment?; Can the government pressure social media platforms to censor users’ posts?; Can the government threaten businesses for associating with controversial figures?; Can the government refuse to register a trademark because it criticizes a public figure?; and Can the police selectively arrest someone under a rarely enforced law?. (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, May 9, 2024, by Angel Eduardo, Darpana Sheth, and Josh Bleisch)
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