February 4, 2025
Episode 167: TikTok, Adult Content, and the First Amendment's Big Month at the Court
The Supreme Court recently heard two cases that could have significant implications for the way we live our lives online. Gautam Hans joins Lindsay Langholz to reflect on the arguments made to the Court, how to interpret the TikTok v. Garland decision and chaotic aftermath, and why we should all care about broad restrictions on adult content websites.
Host: Lindsay Langholz, Senior Director of Policy and Program
Guest: Gautam Hans, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Clinic, Cornell Law School
Link: Brief of First Amendment and Internet Law Professors, TikTok v. Garland
Link: How Samuel Alito got canceled from the Supreme Court social media majority, by Joan Biskupic
Email the Show: Podcast@ACSLaw.org
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