Policy Forum # The *NetChoice* Cases and the Future of Online Speech ##### Watch the Event Join the conversation on X using [\#Cato1A](https://x.com/hashtag/Cato1A). Follow [@CatoInstitute](https://x.com/catoinstitute) on X to get future event updates, live streams, and videos from the Cato Institute. Date and Time February 28, 2024 9 AM - 1 PM EST Location Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC Share This Event ##### Featuring ![Corbin Barthold](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-02/corbin-barthold.jpeg?itok=LTl1OQiU) Corbin Barthold Internet Policy Counsel / Director of Appellate Litigation, TechFreedom [ ](https://twitter.com/corbinkbarthold) [![Thomas Berry](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2026-02/2025-10-16-Thomas%20Berry-sq_0.jpg?itok=SW7WagUw)](/people/thomas-berry) [Thomas A. Berry](/people/thomas-berry) Director, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute [ ](https://x.com/Thomas_A_Berry) [ ](mailto:tberry@cato.org) ![A Bhagwat portrait](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-02/ashutosh-bhagwat.png?itok=TvGovhHv) Ashutosh Bhagwat Boochever and Bird Endowed Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality and Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law [ ](https://twitter.com/AshutoshBhagwa8) ![Neil Chilson](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-02/neil-chilson.jpeg?itok=-PORUiVZ) Neil Chilson Center for Growth and Opportunity Senior Research Fellow ![Steve DelBianco](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-02/steve-delbianco.jpeg?itok=2GuwTfq5) Steve DelBianco President and CEO, NetChoice ![Cathy Gellis](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-02/cathy-bellis.jpeg?itok=SvXDchEu) Cathy Gellis Attorney [![Jennifer-Huddleston-img-cropped2.jpg](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-06/Jennifer-Huddleston-img-cropped2.jpg?itok=nA04B0o7)](/people/jennifer-huddleston) [Jennifer Huddleston](/people/jennifer-huddleston) Senior Fellow, Cato Institute [ ](https://x.com/jrhuddles) [![David-Inserra-cropped.jpg](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-11/David-Inserra-cropped.jpg?itok=UVcZA19i)](/people/david-inserra) [David Inserra](/people/david-inserra) Fellow for Free Expression and Technology, Cato Institute [ ](https://x.com/dr_inserra) ![A Kazaryan portrait](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-02/a-kazaryan.jpeg?itok=q20YvQ95) Ashkhen Kazaryan Senior Legal Fellow, The Future of Free Speech [ ](https://x.com/Ashkhen) ![Nathan Lindfors](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-05/nathan-lindfors-Cropped.jpg?itok=3DOa5Ibw) Nathan Lindfors Policy Director, Engine [ ](https://twitter.com/nathanlindfors) ![James Xi](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-02/james-xi.png?itok=X_JRZOwR) James Xi Associate, Clement & Murphy PLLC On February 26, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the cases of *Moody v. NetChoice* and *NetChoice v. Paxton*. These cases are likely to have a significant impact on the future of free speech online and the way platforms engage in online content moderation. With the oral arguments fresh in mind, this multipanel event will feature a fireside chat with Steve DelBianco, president and CEO of NetChoice, before moving on to panels of legal and policy experts who will analyze the Florida and Texas laws at issue in these cases and discuss what happened at oral arguments. The *NetChoice* cases represent a pivotal moment in the future of First Amendment jurisprudence both online and offline. As such, it is important that Cato provides a forum for understanding not only the Court’s consideration of these cases but also the broader impact such proposals should have. Further panels will discuss the impact the cases will have on the debates over Section 230 and online speech for users, as well as the impact on online content moderation decisions by online platforms. 9:00-9:05 AM **Introduction and Welcome** **[Jennifer Huddleston](https://cato.org/people/jennifer-huddleston)**, Technology Policy Research Fellow, Cato Institute 9:05-9:20 AM **Fireside Chat** **Steve DelBianco**, President and CEO, NetChoice [**Jennifer Huddleston**](https://cato.org/people/jennifer-huddleston), Technology Policy Research Fellow, Cato Institute 9:25-10:25 AM **Panel 1: Reactions to the Supreme Court Arguments** **[Thomas A. Berry](https://cato.org/people/thomas-berry),** Research Fellow, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute **Corbin Barthold**, Internet Policy Counsel / Director of Appellate Litigation, TechFreedom **Ashutosh Bhagwat**, Boochever and Bird Endowed Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality and Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law **James Xi**, Associate, Clement & Murphy PLLC 10:25-10:35 AM **Break** 10:35-11:35 AM **Panel 2: How the *NetChoice* Cases May Impact Content Moderation** [**David Inserra**](https://www.cato.org/people/david-inserra), Fellow for Free Expression and Technology, Cato Institute **Ashkhen Kazaryan**, Stand Together Senior Fellow **Nathan Lindfors**, Policy Director, Engine 11:35 AM - 12:25 PM **Panel 3: What the *NetChoice* Cases Illustrate About the Current Online Speech Environment and Future of Online Speech for Internet Users** **[Jennifer Huddleston](https://cato.org/people/jennifer-huddleston),** Technology Policy Research Fellow, Cato Institute **Neil Chilson**, Center for Growth and Opportunity Senior Research Fellow **Cathy Gellis**, Attorney 12:25-12:30 PM **Closing Remarks** 12:30 - 1:00 PM **Lunch** [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).