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The Messy Reality Behind Trying To Protect The Internet From Terrible Laws


The recent Supreme Court case, Moody v. NetChoice & CCIA, confronted a pivotal question: Do websites have the First Amendment right to curate content they present to their global audiences? Whi…

The recent Supreme Court case, Moody v. NetChoice & CCIA, confronted a pivotal question: Do websites have the First Amendment right to curate content they present to their global audiences? These briefs, written by entities wholly independent from the litigants, are not merely echoes of a plaintiff’s arguments; they provide courts with varied legal and policy perspectives that could be influenced by the law under challenge. For organizations like my previous employer, the investment in amicus briefs across multiple legal challenges and at various judicial levels, such as in the cases of NetChoice & CCIA v. Moody/Paxton, represents a significant strain.

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