Lindke v. Freed: Social Media as State Action in the Post-Trump Era

Recent Supreme Court decisions in two sister cases, Lindke v. Freed and O’Connor-Ratcliffe v. Garnier, established much-needed precedent in a cloudy, foreign, and heretofore little-navigated area of the law: free speech on social media. Unifying a plethora of contending legal tests and disparate rulings, the future of free speech for millions of federal employees is now clearer than ever.

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Fighting Human Trafficking: Blurred Lines Between Criminalization & Protection

Despite the humanitarian goals of landmark legislation and other anti-trafficking initiatives, the state responses to human trafficking has followed suit with the central consequence of state responses to illicit flows: unintended consequences that fuel circumvention and inflict harm on the wrong actors. Where do these anti-trafficking policies fall short and what can policymakers do to mitigate unintended consequences?

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A Broken History Continued: What Shutdowns Could Mean for Reservation Communities

This past October, the looming threat of a government shutdown revealed a turbulence in essential federal funding for Native American reservations. This threat to healthcare, energy, and other essential services perpetuates a history of broken treaties and may indicate a violation of established laws outlining federal support for indigenous populations.

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