Just as monarchs and clerical authorities struggled to respond to seditious and heretical
writings enabled by the invention of the printing press, twenty-first century governments are …

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution provides every citizen with the right to
free speech, a cornerstone of American democracy. However, in the recent day and age, the …

Misinformation campaigns that are prevalent today have challenged how Americans
interpret the first amendment, specifically regarding freedom of speech and freedom of the …

The vast majority of information in the United States today exists in electronic form. Text is
composed on word processors, stored in computer memories, transmitted via local networks …

I am incredibly grateful to Professor Thomas Manahan for his support and advice throughout
the various iterations of this article, to my classmates and professors who indulged me in …

The results and aftermath of the 2016 US presidential election have brought increased
attention to the dynamics of the contemporary news and information ecosystem and how …

This working paper discusses the impact of COVID-19 false information and the state of the
law in the United States and Europe with respect to addressing this deadly problem. The …

It is widely assumed that freedom of speech is an essential feature of democracy. 1 In the
American Constitutional system, the First Amendment expresses a fundamental protection …

Having a right to lie under the First Amendment raises interesting questions when devising
government responses to the problem of disinformation. Strong action against spreading lies …

The marketplace of ideas metaphor remains one of the Supreme Court's most enduring tools
for communicating understandings regarding freedom of expression. For nearly a century …