U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law,
California Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 23, 2019
The two imperatives of the First Amendment
Do free speech principles prohibit political bias on media like YouTube and Twitter, or do these sites enjoy a property right to exclude whatever material they wish?
Mitchell Keiter
Keiter Appellate Law
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Beverly Hills , CA 90212-4402
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Email: Mitchell.Keiter@gmail.com
UCLA Law School
Mitchell is a certified appellate specialist. He taught many outstanding students while a professor at Western State University College of Law.
The Constitution embraces the Lockean principles of free speech and private property as "different aspects of an indivisible concept of liberty." Intel v. Hamidi, 30 Cal. 4th 1342 (2003) (Brown, J, concurring). But concerns about viewpoint-based censorship on social media expose a tension between the two. Do free speech principles prohibit political bias on media like...
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