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Sophia Cope

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Aug 18, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Sophia Cope

    Ninth Circuit Ruling Will Force Online Platforms That Host User Speech to Fight Lengthy and Costly Lawsuits Before They Are Dismissed Under Section 230 (opens the original)

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    A federal appeals court just made it harder for online services, big and small, to get lawsuits over user speech dismissed early. In California v. Meta , a Ninth Circuit three-judge panel held that the lower court’s denial of Section 230 immunity to Meta is not immediately appealable. The misguided ruling has the potential to have widespread impact and to threaten the free speech of all internet users. The ruling is bigger than a loss for Meta, which has the resources to defend itself against th

  2. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Sophia Cope and Bill Budington

    EFF Guide to Recording Law Enforcement (opens the original)

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    This post is available as a printable one page handout in English and Spanish. Recordings of law enforcement, whether by bystanders or by those directly encountering officers, can be powerful tools of government accountability and can support movements for social change. But recording officers can come with risks. Below are important legal and practical considerations related to recording the police and other law enforcement officers. Yes. All Americans have a First Amendment right to record law

  3. Article · Jul 22, 2026 · Sophia Cope

    The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required (opens the original)

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    Legal intern Suzanne Castillo was the principal author of this post. The Fourth Circuit issued a disappointing opinion in U.S. v. Belmonte Cardozo, a case in which EFF filed an amicus brief, alongside the national ACLU, its Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia affiliates, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). We argued that electronic device searches at the border should require a warrant based on probable cause, but at minimum, regardless of whether

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