Federal Appeals Court Rules on Biden Social Media Trial – White House Violated First Amendment
What’s Happening:
For years, conservative Americans have accused social networks of censoring them online. Americans discovered, thanks to documents released by Elon Musk and others, that Democrats in the federal government were, in fact, coercing major social networks to suppress content that challenged the Biden administration.
The state of Missouri and five other plaintiffs sued the White House, claiming it violated the First Amendment. A federal court ruled against Biden in July, issuing an unprecedented ban on the White House meeting with tech companies. Biden’s DOJ appealed this decision, taking it to the 5th Circuit Court. This is how the federal court ruled on the issue.
From The Post Millennial:
On Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that the Biden Administration violated the First Amendment when it pressured social media platforms to remove posts about COVID-19 and the elections.
“It is true that the officials have an interest in engaging with social media companies, including on issues such as misinformation and election interference,” the decision read. “But the government is not permitted to advance these interests to