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Biden administration requests U.S. Supreme Court block order curbing social media contact
The federal government is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a court order restricting it from communicating with social media companies about posts spreading misinformation. In a petition filed Thursday, President Joe Biden’s administration argues the the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling earlier this month is an example of judicial overreach that would […]
Court reduces restrictions on Biden administration contact with social media platforms
A federal appeals court in New Orleans agreed Friday evening with Missouri’s attorney general that the Biden administration “ran afoul of the First Amendment” by threatening social media platforms over posts spreading misinformation. But the three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans concluded a lower court’s wide-ranging order barring […]
Appeals court weighs limits on Biden administration contact with social media platforms
Attorneys for the Biden administration argued Thursday that a district judge in Louisiana overstepped his authority by barring the federal government from communicating with social media companies to urge them to moderate information deemed harmful or misleading. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments over whether […]
Judge limits Biden administration contact with social media platforms in censorship case
A federal judge on Tuesday prohibited Biden administration officials from communicating with social media platforms about “protected speech,” a ruling emerging from litigation originally filed by former Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Louisiana’s current AG, Jeff Landry. The ruling, by Judge Terry A. Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of […]