Technology Regulation

Feature

From Gods to Google

Rebecca Aviel, Margot E. Kaminski, Toni M. Massaro & Andrew Keane Woods

The First Amendment is a well-known barrier to sensible technology regulation. While scholars blame the Court’s libertarian turn, we offer another explanation: the Court’s solicitude for religious speakers. Religious-speech cases have given firms a powerful suite of deregulatory tools. This Feature draws the through line from gods to Google.

Feb 27, 2025