Professor Shelley Saxer Quoted in "Schools Crack Down on Big Tech: Public Nuisance Theory Explained" -- Bloomberg Law

Professor Shelley Ross Saxer is quoted in the Bloomberg Law article, "Schools Crack Down on Big Tech: Public Nuisance Theory Explained."  The article examines the legal argument being made by school districts that social media companies have created a public nuisance by fueling a student mental health and addiction crisis, which uniquely harms school districts.

Excerpt from "Schools Crack Down on Big Tech: Public Nuisance Theory Explained"

Though public nuisance is a widely-used doctrine, it’s less common in cases that also involve First Amendment rights.

Courts have held up speech protections in other types of torts, like trespass, said Shelley Saxer, a professor with the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. In those cases, judges have ruled that private property owners who open their doors to the public must let people hand out leaflets inside.

Still, it’s novel to see free speech protections factor into a tort like public nuisance, which is viewed to deal primarily with property, Saxer said.

The complete article may be found at Bloomberg Law