An order by a Louisiana federal judge sets up a high-stakes legal battle over how the Biden administration can interact with social media platforms.
FILE - Republican U.S. Sen.-elect and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt delivers a victory speech, Nov. 8, 2022, in Maryland Heights, Mo. On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, a judge prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about protected speech. Schmitt, who was the Missouri attorney general when the lawsuit was filed, said on Twitter that the ruling was a huge win for the First Amendment and a blow to censorship.
The Justice Department file a notice of appeal and said it would also seek to try to stay the court’s order. The injunction — and Doughty's accompanying reasons saying the administration"seems to have assumed a role similar to an Orwellian ‘Ministry of Truth’" — were hailed by conservatives as a victory for free speech and a blow to censorship.
Social media companies routinely take down posts that violate their own standards, but they are rarely compelled to do so by the U.S. government.
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