Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Analysis ⋆ Brownstone Institute

Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Analysis ⋆ Brownstone Institute

Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Analysis by Aaron Kheriaty at Brownstone Institute The government’s opening argument attempted to characterize their behavior as friendly persuasion toward the social media companies, not overt coercion. Justice Thomas—famous before Covid for not asking questions but now more vocal on the court—opened by asking whether a distinction between government coercion vs. government persuasion was the only way to think abou…