The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that the U.S. Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how social-media platforms regulate content posted by their users. An Associated Press dispatch to The Globe reports that the cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in the digital age. Several justices questioned aspects of laws adopted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Florida and Texas in 2021. However, they seemed wary of a broad ruling, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett warning of "land mines" she and her colleagues need to avoid in resolving the two cases. Both laws aimed to address conservative complaints that the social-media companies were liberal-leaning and censored users based on their viewpoints, especially on the political right. The precise contours of rulings in the two cases were not clear after arguments, although it seemed likely the court would not let the laws take effect. The Florida and Texas laws were passed in the months following decisions by Facebook and Twitter, now X, to cut Trump off over his posts related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. capitol by his supporters.