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Informed Consent And The First Amendment, Wendy K. Mariner, George J. Annas
Informed Consent And The First Amendment, Wendy K. Mariner, George J. Annas
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For more than two decades, states have been adding to the things that physicians must say and do to obtain “informed consent” — and thereby testing the constitutional limits of states' power to regulate medical practice. In 1992, the Supreme Court upheld states' authority to require physicians to provide truthful information that might encourage a woman to reconsider her decision to have an abortion, finding that such a requirement did not place an “undue burden” on the woman.
Addressing Cyber Harassment: An Overview Of Hate Crimes In Cyberspace, Danielle K. Citron
Addressing Cyber Harassment: An Overview Of Hate Crimes In Cyberspace, Danielle K. Citron
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This short piece will take a step back and give an overhead view of the problem of cyber harassment and the destructive impact it can have on victims’ lives. Then, it will address about what the law can do to combat online harassment and how a legal agenda can be reconciled with the First Amendment. Finally, it will turn to recent changes in social media companies’ treatment of online abuse and what that might mean for our system of free expression.