Can the government help social media companies fight the spread of misinformation? SCOTUS will decide.

On Monday, the Supreme Court hears a case about the government’s ability to combat online misinformation about COVID and elections.Listen on your computer:These links will only work if you're on the device you listen to podcasts on. We do not support Stitcher at this time.Episode Notes

While all eyes and brains are on what SCOTUS thinks about making Trump emperor-king, a lesser known case will be heard Monday that could have a huge impact on how social media can keep election workers safe this year.

Gowri Ramachandran serves as deputy director in the Brennan Center’s Democracy program.The amicus brief filed by her team from the Brennan Center in. Ramachandran explains to host Dahlia Lithwick that combating election disinformation has always been important, but it is especially critical now, as election workers struggle to keep on top of voting issues.

Later in the show for Slate plus subscribers, Mark Joseph Stern joins to talk about the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals taking a swing at teens’ access to contraception, and a new effort to combat the scourge of judge-shopping.Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to Save America Dahlia Lithwick, one of the nation’s foremost legal commentators, tells the gripping and heroic story of the women lawyers who fought the racism, sexism, and xenophobia of Donald Trump’s presidency—and won.

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