News & Opinion

Dahlia Lithwick in Slate, May 22, 2023, asks the question what if reporters covered the Supreme Court as they cover Congress. She argues that there is too much focus on the law and not enough on the effect of the court’s decisions on the country. “What if we were to stop covering SCOTUS as a breathless cult of personality, as if it were the House of Windsor?” writes Lithwick. “What if we broadened this beat

Section 230 survives for now as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Google and Twitter were not liable for overseas terrorist attacks. The court found that the companies had not “aided and abetted” the terrorists. (ABC News, May 19, 2023, by Devin Dwyer) The court failed to address whether Section 230 that protects companies from liability for content users post was too broad. The court determined it would not have to address that question