In this article, Maria Tobergte examines Drake’s lawsuit against the producer of the song “Not Like Us” for its allegedly defamatory lyrics. She concludes that Drake is unlikely to succeed, as the lyrics are more likely hyperbolic rhetoric rather than factual statements.
In this article, Katerina Fernandez examines how TikTok v. Garland establishes a legal framework that could be applied to Tencent, the Chinese tech giant behind several major gaming platforms. The article explores the national security concerns driving U.S. regulatory scrutiny of foreign-owned digital platforms and the potential constitutional and economic challenges of imposing similar restrictions on Tencent.
In this article, Erin Gray discusses Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law and the Middle District of Louisiana’s decision to strike down the law as unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
Jasmyn Hardin explains how the absence of federal protections for natural and protective hairstyles enables discriminatory grooming policies to persistently function as a means of control and punishment for Black people, leaving them with a difficult choice: conform to White normative standards or suffer the consequences.
In this article, Erin Gray discusses the upcoming TikTok ban and the resulting lawsuit TikTok filed against the United States. Gray explores how the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit may rule on TikTok's First Amendment challenge of the ban.
Carrington Calder examines the rise of celebrity SLAPP suits and how it could change the landscape of anti-SLAPP suit legislation.
Kate Brewer delves into the National Rifle Association’s First Amendment case against the former Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services and the possible implications it may have.
Kate Brewer explores the possible First Amendment considerations of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s so-called “gag-rule” as it pertains to Elon Musk’s request for Supreme Court consideration.
Ross Chambers discusses the Differences Between E.U. and U.S. Social Media Regulation and the Impact of 303 Creative on the Upcoming Supreme Court Social Media Free Speech Cases.
In this article, Ben Rininger explores recent Fifth Circuit and District Court rulings that the Biden administration threatened social media companies to remove controversial pandemic-related information in contravention of the First Amendment. Rininger analyzes the definition of “threat” under the Significant Encouragement Test and discusses how state censorship recommendations come into conflict with the First Amendment.
