Mary Graw Leary, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, was recently quoted in an NBC News article entitled, “How the Supreme Court could change the internet as we know it.” The article discusses potential changes for the internet as the Supreme Court is poised to hear as many as three cases this term about the legal protections social media companies have used up to this point — particularly regarding the latitude companies currently have over online speech, entertainment, and information.

NBC News
Date: October 4, 2022
By: David Ingram
How the Supreme Court could change the internet as we know it

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“In the world of today, the internet’s going to do just fine, and it no longer needs this protection,” said Mary Graw Leary, a law professor at The Catholic University of America.

Leary said the Supreme Court should consider the broader context of the Communications Decency Act, which also included anti-obscenity provisions designed to shield children from pornography.

“As industries grow and become more and more powerful, and we become more and more aware of the scope of harm that industries can create, there’s more of a need for regulation,” she said.

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