Social Media on Trial Unpacking the Landmark 2026 Decisions

Elizabeth Grossman is a rising third-year law student at the University of Akron School of Law in the Intellectual Property Pro-J.D. program. She is an intern at TechFreedom and is the co-founder and President Emeritus of the First Amendment Law Society. 

With over 200 jury trials to his credit, Jeremy Rosenthal is Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is the only criminal lawyer honored as “Top 100 Texas” and “Top 100 DFW” by Super Lawyer (Thomson Reuters) in 2025. He has been a guest lecturer at SMU Dedman School of Law on the topic of Constitutional Criminal Procedure and he’s an assistant editor for the State-wide Criminal Defense Publication of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association. Jeremy’s social media handle @BriefingAttorney currently has 150k combined followers on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube. You can find Jeremy looking through bushes at local golf courses because he refuses to pay $4 for a golf ball.

Eric Goldman is Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Law, Co-Director of the Datta Center for High Tech Law, and Co-Supervisor of the Privacy Law Certificate, at Santa Clara University School of Law. His research and teaching focuses on Internet law, and he blogs on that topic at the Technology & Marketing Law Blog [http://blog.ericgoldman.org].

Jess Miers is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Akron School of Law. As a professor, lawyer, and technologist, Jess primarily focuses on the intersection of law and the Internet. She is widely considered an expert on U.S. intermediary liability law and has written, spoken, and taught extensively about topics such as speech and Section 230, content moderation, intellectual property, and cyber crime.

Before law school, Jess received her Bachelor’s in Computer Science from George Mason University. She spent four years as a Software Engineer for a defense contractor in Northern Virginia. Throughout law school, Jess interned at Twitter, TechFreedom, The UCLA Technology Law and Policy Institute, and Google Trust & Safety. She founded the SCU Internet Law Student Organization, with the goal of encouraging students to explore and pursue careers in Internet law and policy.