Q: How did we get here? Could the Communications Decency Act have been drafted differently to avoid this problem? It is very important to understand the history of the CDA and that puts in context the SESTA proposal as a mere clarification of what the CDA was meant to do in 1996 when drafted, and […]
Law Professors Weigh in on Amending the CDA – Part 2
Q: We keep hearing that passing these bills will end the internet as we know it? What do you think of these claims? These claims are misplaced. For example, the Senate bill is a 4 page bill that simply clarifies how the CDA (passed in 1996) is affected by the TVPA, which was passed 4 […]
Law Professors Weigh in on Amending the CDA – Part 1
“Sex trafficking, like all social problems, requires a comprehensive response from many quarters.” By Mary G. Leary, Professor of Law, Catholic University of America, Shea Rhodes, Director of Villanova Law School’s Institute to Address Commercial Exploitation, Chad Flanders, Professor of Criminal Law and Constitutional Law Scholar, St. Louis University, and Audrey Rogers, Professor of Criminal Law and […]
Senate Hearing on the 2017 TIP Report
Today, the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held an annual hearing with representatives from the U.S. Department of State to review the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report. The State Department released the TIP Report on June 27th, where Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called for a “shared hope” among stakeholders that the 21st […]
A Living Legacy
The story of one’s man impact on multiple generations Supper wasn’t a hurried affair when Malcolm Burnett was growing up in the small town of Camas, Washington. It was a family time—a time for the adults to talk and the children to listen and keep quiet. Suppertime conversations at the Burnett family table revolved around […]
