In Florida, unconstitutional social media regulation as performance art
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In Florida, unconstitutional social media regulation as performance art

ByJosh Bernoff

Florida law now says it is illegal to throw a politician off a social network. This violates the First Amendment. First the facts. From Wired: On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the Stop Social Media Censorship Act, which greatly limits large social media platforms’ ability to moderate or restrict user content. The bill is a…

How is North Carolina’s Roy Cooper different from Kentucky’s Kim Davis?

How is North Carolina’s Roy Cooper different from Kentucky’s Kim Davis?

ByJosh Bernoff

North Carolina’s new law enables and protects people who discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The state attorney general, Roy Cooper, has refused to defend the law in court. Should he? This is an uncomfortable question because it’s so similar to another recent case. Read both of the descriptions below and…