What Comes After Murthy v Missouri
Dean Jackson, Justin Hendrix / Jul 14, 2024Audio of this conversation is available via your favorite podcast service.
On June 26, the US Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Murthy v Missouri, a cased that considered whether the Biden administration violated the First Amendment in its efforts to address COVID-19 mis- and disinformation on social media. The Court found in favor of the administration, but that's not the end of the story. The ruling and the circumstances surrounding the case will have lasting ramifications.
Tech Policy press fellow Dean Jackson, who studied the case closely, discussed the outcome and what it means for the future with three experts:
- Olga Belogolova, director of the Emerging Technologies Initiative at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS);
- Mayze Teitler, a legal fellow at the Knight First Amendment Institute; and
- Nina Jankowicz, co-founder and CEO of the American Sunlight Project.
A transcript of this discussion is forthcoming.
Authors

Dean Jackson
Dean Jackson, a contributing editor at Tech Policy Press and principal of Public Circle LLC, was the analyst responsible for the January 6th Committee’s investigation into the role of large social media platforms in the insurrection. As a freelance writer and researcher, he covers the intersection b...

Justin Hendrix
Justin Hendrix is CEO and Editor of Tech Policy Press, a nonprofit media venture concerned with the intersection of technology and democracy. Previously, he was Executive Director of NYC Media Lab. He spent over a decade at The Economist in roles including Vice President, Business Development & Inno...