An Anchorage judge has ruled that Sen. Lora Reinbold was a “government actor” when she banned Bobbie McDow from her legislative Facebook page, although the reasons why she did so remain in dispute. (via AlaskaBeacon)
Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, speaks Tuesday, May 10, 2022 on the floor of the Alaska Senate at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska.
Matthews ruled that Reinbold was a “government actor” when she banned Bobbie McDow from the page, which was different from another page Reinbold kept without her legislative title. And he ruled that it was a limited public forum, which means that Reinbold could only impose narrow and viewpoint-neutral restrictions.
Reinbold’s term ends on Jan. 3 – she did not run for re-election, citing legal expenses in defending herself in the lawsuit as one reason. Reinbold made national news when she was banned by Alaska Airlines for refusing to follow its COVID-19 mask requirement. in September that if legislators remove constituents’ comments or block them on social media, they may forfeit state-paid legal protection.
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