EDITOR'S NOTE.

• Author: Dacy, Julia

Welcome to the first Issue of Volume 75 of The Federal Communications Law Journal. We are the nation's premiere communications law journal and the official journal of the Federal Communications Bar Association. This year, as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of this publication, we look forward to sharing articles and student Notes that showcase the range of issues relevant to the field of technology and communications law.

To start, this first Issue provides thoughtful scholarship on topics including influencer marketing, data privacy, artificial intelligence, and the evolution of First Amendment jurisprudence.

This Issue begins with an examination of how best to protect journalists if the Supreme Court acts on recent calls to reconsider the landmark defamation case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. In this article, Matthew L. Schafer, Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, and Jeff Kosseff, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Law at the United States Naval Academy, argue for a federal Freedom of Speech and Press Act that would codify the protections established in Sullivan.

This Issue also features four student Notes. In the first Note, Delaney Dunn dives into the ever-growing world of influencer marketing. She argues that influencers should be held accountable for fraudulently inflating their followings and deceiving their brand partners.

The second Note, written by Thompson Hangen, focuses on the privacy risks involved with a Central Bank Digital Currency. He argues that, while establishing a Central Bank Digital Currency would strengthen the U.S. dollar, it necessitates an expansion of federal...