Jawboning
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Deep Dive
Title VI as a Jawbone
The fact that Title VI has come to possess such importance when it comes to regulating protest and political expression on campus raises significant First Amendment questions
By Evelyn Douek & Genevieve Lakier -
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Deep Dive
A Small Step Towards Ending Jawboning and a Big Need for Disclosure
An analysis of the Supreme Court's Murthy v. Missouri decision
By Will Duffield -
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Welcomes Supreme Court Decision in NRA v. Vullo
Says the decision reaffirms a crucial First Amendment limit
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Deep Dive
Jawboning in 2025
When the new administration starts—led either by President Biden or President Trump—what will the state of jawboning be?
By Matt Perault -
Deep Dive
Murthy v. Missouri, Government Jawboning, and Our Collective Disinformation Problem
Bad facts make no law? Not much progress toward solving the First Amendment puzzle that jawboning presents
By Enrique Armijo & Derek Bambauer -
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Deep Dive
Doctrinal Disarray
Amicus briefs in Murthy v. Missouri and NRA v. Vullo reveal how divided legal commentators are on jawboning questions
By Mayze Teitler -
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Institute Update
Institute Files Amicus Brief in Murthy v. Missouri
Urges Court to clarify the First Amendment limitations on government efforts to pressure speech intermediaries into suppressing speech
By Jennifer Jones -
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Deep Dive
In Jawboning Cases, There’s No Getting Away from Contextual Analysis
The onus should be on the government to respect social media users’ First Amendment rights
By David Greene -
Deep Dive
Be Careful What You Ask For
Five reflections on the role of the courts and the First Amendment in jawboning
By Derek Bambauer -
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Deep Dive
Toward a Jawboning Transparency Act
A proposed bill requiring government officials disclose their communications with social media platforms
By Will Duffield -
Deep Dive
Jawboning as a Problem of Constitutional Evasion
Or why the "significant encouragement" test is not so bad
By Genevieve Lakier -
Deep Dive
Jawboning in the Era of New Governance
The increasing privatization of governance makes jawboning even more complicated.
By Hannah Bloch-Wehba -
Deep Dive
The Government’s Unbalanced Speech Rights Schema
The Fifth Circuit reopened the channels of political communication.
By Michael Glennon -
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Deep Dive
Jawboned
Dispatches from two former tech platform employees.
By Katie Harbath & Matt Perault -
Deep Dive
Curtailing Anti-Democratic Populism is the Only Durable Solution to Jawboning
An exploration of the political tightrope that platforms struggle to walk.
By Dean Jackson -
Deep Dive
The Unambiguous First Amendment Law of Government Jawboning
Missouri v. Biden and the political war over content moderation.
By Enrique Armijo -
Deep Dive
The Jawboning Forests and Trees
Systemic problems require systemic solutions.
By Evelyn Douek -
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Deep Dive
Missouri v. Biden: An Opportunity to Clarify Messy First Amendment Doctrine
On the legality of "jawboning," more clarity is needed.
By Jennifer Jones & Mayze Teitler -
Deep Dive
Getting the Facts Straight: Some Observations on the Fifth Circuit Ruling in Missouri v. Biden
In jawboning claims, factual details are crucial. And the Fifth Circuit's narrative is not supported by the facts or the known timeline.
By Yoel Roth -
Deep Dive
Persuasion or Coercion? The Fifth Circuit’s Muddled View of Missouri v. Biden
When is it unconstitutional for the government to urge social media companies to take down content?
By Ashutosh Bhagwat -
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Institute Update
Knight Institute Announces Scholars, Litigators, and Tech Policy Experts Who Will Participate in Initiative on Jawboning and the First Amendment
On Friday, October 20, the Knight Institute will host a closed convening at Columbia University to explore the question of jawboning.
By Katy Glenn Bass -
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