Category Archives: First Amendment

Press and Precedent: Media Coverage of the Supreme Court’s GPS Case

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

by Matthew L. Schafer On January 23, 2012, the Supreme Court addressed for the first time whether the attaching of a GPS device to a citizen’s car and its subsequent use constituted a search.  The Court held that it did. “We … Continue reading →

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Resisting Censorship: SOPA, PIPA, and How Congress Started Caring More About Corporate Interests than Free Speech

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

by Matthew L. Schafer As the web goes dark, many people may be wondering why.  Of course, it is obvious now: SOPA and PIPA, the bills currently being considered by Congress that opponents say will amount to censorship online.  In … Continue reading →

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SOPA Shelved, PIPA on Its Last Leg, and the Internet Saved?

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

by Matthew L. Schafer Opponents of the industry supported piracy bills SOPA and PIPA celebrated as word came from Washington that legislators have shelved SOPA.  Over the weekend the Obama administration, responding to a petition, suggested that it would not … Continue reading →

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