Law & Liberty
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John Sutter: Supreme Court's 2022 term will soon conclude with two cases testing limits of speech rights involving online services.
Google sought shelter from liability under section 230 of the Communications Decency Act against a claim that it failed to censor terrorist communications, Sutter says.
Lorie Smith's small business, 303 Creative LLC, creates webpages for couples celebrating their nuptials, is seeking protection under the First Amendment.
David Gergen: It's hard to see how Google can, in justice, have it both ways. Google shouldn’t be able to control its distribution in the same way that a small business can decide with whom to contract, Gergen says.
He says Lorie Smith is more likely to be treated as an indispensable public accommodation that cannot refuse her services than Google.
Lorie Smith might prevail in the case of Tyler v. Hennepin County, a case to be decided in the spring of 2023.
David Gergen: It's unfair for a county to foreclose on the home of a 93-year-old woman to claim a debt of approximately $12,700 and then not to give her any of the proceeds that exceed the amount owing.
He says CADA serves primarily to redress the hurt feelings of certain protected classes, it suppresses opinions. But these ends may have little to do with justice..
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