A win in late July for social media platforms in CCIA v. Paxton that blocks enforcement of a Texas law that imposes monitoring and filtering requirements on platforms is marred…
By Clay Calvert | September 23, 2026
Kiyoshi Tanimoto’s extraordinary testimony about the Hiroshima attack and its aftermath has been published by his daughter some forty years after his death.
By Michael M. Rosen | September 22, 2026
The FTC should pursue violators based on current legal standards, applying them equally regardless of whether prices are uniform, personalized, or something in between. Research gives us little reason to…
By Mark Jamison | September 22, 2026
A rogue state or terrorist organization has little reason to observe an AI slowdown
By Mark Jamison | September 22, 2026
These were among the more inspiring words I heard during my two-week sojourn in the Land of the Rising Sun. Here’s hoping policymakers on both ends of the Pacific heed…
By Michael M. Rosen | September 19, 2026
Directing funds toward network sustainability and operational costs, with states allocating funds from their BEAD allocation, will give local state broadband directors flexibility and discretion in post-deployment allocations to keep…
By Clay Calvert | September 18, 2026
A late August decision by a federal judge in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic and against Pete Hegseth and the Department of War illustrates serious problems when government officials…
By Clay Calvert | September 17, 2026
Shane is joined by Josh Tabish to talk about the recent legislative uptick in social media bans for minors.
By Shane Tews | September 17, 2026
Conservative activist and anti-DEI crusader Robby Starbuck’s lawsuit against Google raises a “sensational” theory for proving actual malice in a libel case involving allegedly defamatory statements generated by Google’s artificial…
By Clay Calvert | September 16, 2026
It’s possible to overcome fear. It’s possible to be confident about our security, our country, its people, and our traditions. Though our country has been relatively small and scared (and…
By Jim Harper | September 11, 2026
On a global scale, we have seen a rise in the development and enactment of legislation that bans minors from using social media to keep them safe. But what does…
| September 10, 2026
The First Amendment lawsuit of Streever v. Mullin challenges ICE’s use of hand-delivered warning notices to online critics of its actions and personnel. The notices warn recipients about potential violations…
By Clay Calvert | September 10, 2026
The advent of AI-generated CSAM at scale was similarly unimaginable to the Ashcroft court and, at a minimum, warrants reconsideration of the rationales underlying that decision.
By Daniel Lyons | September 9, 2026
Brussels produced a detailed framework for financial fines. The question is which of those plans investors will view as the real regulator of where AI is heading.
By Shane Tews | September 8, 2026
Regulating supply does not remove the real underlying demand for the product, though, or obviate the fact that enterprising consumers will find ways to satisfy their demand through entrepreneurial suppliers,…
By Bronwyn Howell | September 8, 2026