If ever anyone tells you “conservatives believe in real freedom” tell them about this:
Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch on Friday said the Supreme Court should revisit the breadth of the landmark First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan and explore how it applies to social media and technology companies. That 1964 ruling created a higher bar for public figures to claim libel and has been a bedrock of US media law, but the two conservative justices said it’s time to take another look.
The thing is that they clearly wish to shut up the Anita Hills and Blasey Fords of this world while still allowing their pals — Carlson, Stone, Jones, Trump, to name just a few — to run their sleazy shows unimpeded.
I have no idea how they plan to do this, but no doubt they’ve given the matter long and hard thought.