Lies and the Law

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Lies and the Law

Concern over the role that lies and deception of all kinds play in public life in the United States has reached new heights in the last few years, raising important questions about the meaning of freedom of speech. Among those questions is whether one of the foundational assumptions of modern First Amendment law still holds, that the best remedy for harmful speech—including harmfully false or misleading speech—is more speech.

This blog channel highlights the Institute’s examination of those questions and features posts related to our Lies and the Law series of public conversations and essays.

Litigation

Lawsuit

Dada v. NSO Group

A case challenging the use of spyware against journalists

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Research

Essays and Scholarship

Protecting Immigrant Activists From U.S. Government Retaliation: Lessons From First Amendment Litigation

Immigrant activists in the U.S. face legal and structural barriers when fighting First Amendment retaliation. 

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Litigation

Lawsuit

Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York v. USDA

A case challenging USDA’s purge of climate-related webpages.

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Research

Essays and Scholarship

Into the Driver’s Seat With Social Media Content Feeds

Using vehicles as an analogy, a proposed classification framework for algorithmic feeds

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