On March 18, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Murthy v. Missouri and NRA v. Vullo—two cases in which government officials allegedly pressured private companies to target disfavored viewpoints. Alex Abdo of the Knight First Amendment Institute and David Greene of the Electronic Frontier Foundation join Jeffrey Rosen to break down both cases. Together they discuss the state action doctrine, explore the line between coercion and persuasion, and interrogate the tension between government speech and private speech.
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Everything You Need to Know About The Constitution in Two Amendments
Perspectives on a historic Supreme Court term
The Supreme Court decisions on same-sex marriages, redistricting
Analyzing the Obamacare Supreme Court decision
Supreme Court rules on license plates, church signs and visas
Zivotofsky: Which branch controls foreign affairs?
Reviewing the Supreme Court’s first week of June
Donor disclosure and anonymous speech
Jeffrey Rosen answers questions about the Supreme Court
The Courts, The Constitution and Phone Metadata
Capital punishment returns to the Supreme Court
Debating the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage arguments
The Fourth Amendment and police dog searches
The fight for freedom in the 21st century
The constitutional debate over state RFRA laws
The Confederate license plate debate
The First Amendment and racist speech on college campuses
The President, Congress, Iran and the Constitution
Experts analyze the Supreme Court case about Obamacare
Who holds the redistricting power?
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