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2023/11/6
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Leah Littman, Melissa Murray和Kate Shaw三位主持人对最高法院上周审理的社交媒体封禁案件进行了回顾。她们指出,案件的核心问题在于政府官员在社交媒体平台上的行为何时构成"国家行为",以及第一修正案是否适用。她们认为大法官们在这一问题上表现谨慎,希望做出较为狭隘的裁决,但对合适的法律标准和相关证据的适用性存在疑问。她们还讨论了政府行为的惯例和实践,以及大法官们通过假设性案例来检验不同的法律理论。她们认为,一些假设性案例有助于澄清问题,而另一些则不太有帮助。她们还分析了联邦政府在案件中的立场,认为其建议将问题留给政治解决而非诉诸宪法价值观,这令人担忧。她们还讨论了社交媒体在现代民主中的重要作用,以及制定适应未来变化的规则的必要性。 三位主持人还对案件中大法官们的言论进行了分析,指出大法官们对互联网和社交媒体的理解存在差异,其中一些大法官对社交媒体平台的运作机制表现出更深入的了解,而另一些则显得较为陌生。她们还讨论了大法官们对如何区分政府官员在社交媒体上发布的官方和个人内容存在分歧,以及大法官们对网络骚扰的理解也存在差异。她们认为,法院最终可能会做出较为狭隘的裁决,但具体结果可能因个案而异。她们还对卡林律师在庭审中的出色表现给予了肯定,认为其论点得到了大法官们的关注。

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Melissa, Leah, and Kate recap cases the Supreme Court heard last week about whether government officials can block people on social media platforms. Do the justices actually understand how social media, or even the Internet, works? Unclear! Plus, a recap of the case over whether the phrase "Trump Too Small" can be trademarked. They also preview the upcoming second amendment case, United States v. Rahimi, which challenges a federal law prohibiting people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing guns.

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