Free Speech and the Internet

Do Internet Service Providers have a right to edit our Internet access? Brett Shumate, Partner at Wiley Rein LLP discusses the role of broadband providers in allowing free speech online. Do broadband providers stifle speech by curating content or do they have a first amendment right to engage in editorial discretion?

You can reach Mr. Shumate on Twitter: @BrettShumate
Twitter: BrettShumate

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

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