The US Supreme Court Has Handed Big Tech a Big Gift
By shifting regulatory power away from government agencies and to the courts, recent SCOTUS rulings may be a boon for a tech industry under fire.
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Addiction, bankruptcy, opioid, Opioid Crisis, overdose, oxycontin, Policy, Purdue Pharma, Science, SCOTUS, settlement, Supreme Court, Tech Industry, Tech NewsSCOTUS tears down Sacklers’ immunity, blowing up opioid settlement
Read more: SCOTUS tears down Sacklers’ immunity, blowing up opioid settlementMajority of justices ruled on meaning of legal code; dissenters called it “ruinous”
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SCOTUS nixes injunction that limited Biden admin contacts with social networks
Read more: SCOTUS nixes injunction that limited Biden admin contacts with social networksSupreme Court avoids clarifying when government can control online speech.
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SCOTUS rejects challenge to abortion pill for lack of standing
Read more: SCOTUS rejects challenge to abortion pill for lack of standingThe anti-abortion defendants are not injured by the FDA’s actions on mifepristone.
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SCOTUS mifepristone case: Justices focus on anti-abortion groups’ legal standing
Read more: SCOTUS mifepristone case: Justices focus on anti-abortion groups’ legal standingThe case has big implications for women’s health and the authority of the FDA.
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Today’s Supreme Court Hearing Addresses a Far-Right Boogeyman
Read more: Today’s Supreme Court Hearing Addresses a Far-Right BoogeymanFor years, government agencies have flagged misinformation and harmful content to platforms. The Supreme Court’s ruling in Murthy v. Missouri could change all that.
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Public officials can block haters—but only sometimes, SCOTUS rules
Read more: Public officials can block haters—but only sometimes, SCOTUS rulesSCOTUS declined to set a clear standard for when blocking followers is OK.
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Elon Musk’s X loses fight to disclose federal surveillance of users
Read more: Elon Musk’s X loses fight to disclose federal surveillance of usersMusk disappointed SCOTUS won’t weigh harms of feds secretly spying on X users.
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SCOTUS to decide if Florida and Texas social media laws violate 1st Amendment
Read more: SCOTUS to decide if Florida and Texas social media laws violate 1st AmendmentSCOTUS will likely rule on the high-stakes social media cases in 2024.
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Social media restrictions “profoundly damaging,” Biden admin tells SCOTUS
Read more: Social media restrictions “profoundly damaging,” Biden admin tells SCOTUSBiden: “Serious separation of power concerns” with ban on social media contacts.
