SpaceX v. Red Tape
Plus venture capital diversity, age-gating the Internet, a bumper crop of podcasts, and more…
Space: In Reason, Corbin wrote about SpaceX overcoming a few engineering challenges and a deluge of red tape to launch its Starship rocket for the second time.
Censorship: The Woodhull Freedom Foundation hosted a panel with Ari and fellow First Amendment attorney Barry W. Lynn. Titled “The Thin Line Between Obscenity and Censorship,” the panel discussed the recent history of obscenity law in the United States.
Podcasting: We recently released two episodes of the Tech Policy Podcast. On episode #360, Corbin walked through all the ways that recent state efforts to age-gate the Internet would conflict with the Supreme Court’s First Amendment precedents.
On episode #361, Corbin and Prof. Brian Frye (Kentucky Law) discussed—and we quote—“bananas stuff about artificial intelligence, the history of authorship, the economics of copyright, why we’re all misunderstanding plagiarism, the mysteries of free will, and more.”
Consumers’ Research v. FCC: We filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in this case, which addresses the question of whether the FCC can transfer its revenue-raising power to a private company. As you might imagine, we say no.
Antitrust: On the latest episode of the Rethinking Antitrust podcast, Bilal talked with Jim Rill, Paul Denis, and Jon Baker to discuss the 1992 Horizontal Merger Guidelines and the current Administration’s likely move away from their analytical framework.
California: Corbin also wrote in City Journal about California’s attempt to regulate the venture capital industry—for diversity: “The creed of social justice dominates Silicon Valley—and Sacramento is moving quickly on measures to snuff out the last wisps of resistance.”
Kids Safety: We signed a coalition letter with several civil rights, digital rights, and civil liberties organizations to express our concerns over the threats to privacy and speech in S. 1291, the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act.
Last week, The Connecticut Mirror referenced our July KOSA letter.
NetChoice Case (SCOTUS): Corbin wrote a thread on why Elon Musk’s (bonkers) lawsuit against Media Matters helps show how HB20 and SB7072 violate the First Amendment. (Hint: platforms are held responsible for their editorial choices!)
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