“The number of reported decisions drops off dramatically after 1976, and there is only one finding of distortion after 1982, when the Reagan-era FCC began to remove content regulations on broadcast news,” Raphael wrote. The one post-1982 finding of distortion was issued in a letter of admonishment to NBC in 1993 “for staging a segment … Read more
Kim Strassel Donald Trump’s style isn’t to everyone’s liking, but his Tuesday speech shows his team has cracked the code for making the substance count. The president’s fifth congressional address was the most effective of his presidencies, presenting an administration of action and resolve. He drilled home his biggest priorities—with help from powerful audience invitees. … Read more
In one of my contributions to Verfassungsblog last year, I analyzed the decision of the Indian Supreme Court in Nipun Malhotra v. Sony Pictures Film India Pvt Ltd to show how, among other things, the Court tends to ‘assume the seat of a social reformer’ by adopting a ‘guidance-laden approach’ while deciding free speech cases, … Read more
In a previous post I contemplated what it would mean for (then) Twitter (now X) if Elon Musk bought it and turned it into a free speech utopia. A simpler time, in which I feared the creation of a ‘Two Twitter’-solution where the newly-acquired platform would look significantly different in the US than it would … Read more
The National Labor Relations Board recently announced two decisions that break with longstanding precedent and greatly restrict an employer’s ability to communicate its opinion on unions to its employees. NLRB Tightens Rules on Employer Statements About Unionization In one decision, the Board overruled 39 years of precedent that deemed … Read more