039: Ambika Kumar on defending free speech, building a tech-speech practice from Seattle, and litigating the TikTok ban

When tech platforms face “bet-the-company” speech fights, they call Ambika Kumar. We dig into how Ambika built a First Amendment practice from Seattle, argued a 7:30 a.m. TRO that blocked the first TikTok ban, and balances high-stakes litigation with raising two kids. Ambika explains why eagerness is an asymmetric bet, how concise emails and phone calls keep clients calm, and what Section 230’s future means for AI. She also opens up about career inflection points, from early mentor hacks to leading headline-grabbing cases.

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039: Ambika Kumar on defending free speech, building a tech-speech practice from Seattle, and litigating the TikTok ban is an episode from Khurram's Quorum by Khurram Naik.

This episode is 87:41 long.

This episode was published on Jun 27, 2025.

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