The Supreme Court is aggressive on almost everything. Except the internet.
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Sean talks with Vox’s Ian Millhiser about a surprising pattern at the Court. While it’s been eager to reshape schools, healthcare, and civil rights law, it has consistently taken a cautious, almost hands-off approach to regulating the internet. They unpack a recent case involving music piracy, the broader legal fight over who’s responsible for what happens online, and why even a highly ideological Court seems wary of breaking the digital world.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling)
Guest: Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser)
00:00 Intro
1:35 Not the nine greatest experts on the internet
4:46 Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment
14:59 Why is the court cautious about the internet?
22:48 The court and First Amendment issues
30:49 When technology moves too fast for the law
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