Will federal censorship be the pandemic’s biggest legacy?
NY Post
Will a federal entitlement to censor be the most shocking legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic?
This grim prospect arises from a Supreme Court hearing Monday at which some justices seemed to view the First Amendment as a weapon of mass destruction.
A 1919 Supreme Court opinion tacitly sanctified endless restrictions on free speech when it equated criticizing conscription with falsely shouting “Fire!” in a crowded theater.
The court repudiated that dictum in 1969.
But will the current court unleash a new generation of censors by proclaiming, “There is no right to shout ‘BS’ during a pandemic”?
The justices spent two hours wrangling over the case of Murthy v. Missouri, a lawsuit brought by individuals who were censored on social media thanks to federal intervention.
