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by dehrmann 4y ago
That matches what the title says
- anigbrowl 4y agoYou don't need permission to submit an amicus brief any more: https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/12/court-drops-consent-requirement-for-filing-of-amicus-briefs-makes-other-tweaks-to-rules/ https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/12/court-drops-consent-requi...
- nl 4y agoThat's true, but they did need special permission to leep the identities of the moderators anonymous: This, Reddit’s spokesperson notes, is “a significant departure from normal Supreme Court procedure.” The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit defending online privacy, championed the court’s decision to allow moderators to contribute comments anonymously. “We’re happy the Supreme Court recognized the First Amendment rights of Reddit moderators to speak to the court about their concerns,” EFF’s senior staff attorney, Sophia Cope, told Ars. “It is quite understandable why those individuals may be hesitant to identify themselves should they be subject to liability in the future for moderating others’ speech on Reddit.” I'd note both the EFF and Reddit said this was unusual.
- anigbrowl 4y agoPerhaps, but then again maybe it's just really good PR.
- killjoywashere 4y agoI think this is a catastrophy of American exceptionalism, really American narcissism. The idea that the provenance of ideas doesn't matter is insane to anyone who voted for Mr. Splashypants. How can you expect amicus briefs to the highest court in the land to become anything besides spam if they don't have attribution?