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The Supreme Court has ruled on a case on Monday related to former President Donald Trump’s use of his Twitter account. Specifically, the case dealt with whether or not he was allowed to block users who were repeatedly criticizing him.

Twitter users filed the case Knight First Amendment Institute v. Trump in 2017 and argued that the former president had violated their First Amendment rights by blocking their user accounts. While Trump tweeted from his personal account, the Twitter users argued that he had used it in a presidential capacity by releasing official statements, thus making it a “public forum.” In 2018, a judge in New York ruled that the president’s actions were unconstitutional.

SCOTUS sent the case back to a federal appeals court and dismissed it as moot. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a concurring opinion stating that dismissing the case was the right thing to do, noting that Donald Trump is no longer in office.

https://protrumpnews.com/supreme-court-dismisses-case-against-trump/


1,479 posted on 04/05/2021 7:57:14 AM PDT by Melian (Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. ~ Gimli)
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To: Melian

“The Supreme Court has ruled on a case on Monday related to former President Donald Trump’s use of his Twitter account. Specifically, the case dealt with whether or not he was allowed to block users who were repeatedly criticizing him.”


Too late for Trump but just in time for Biden.
How convenient./sarc


1,602 posted on 04/05/2021 2:03:31 PM PDT by Farcesensitive (K is coming)
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/

lots of good stuff


1,703 posted on 04/05/2021 5:25:26 PM PDT by bitt (America is the Home of the Brave, not the regime of the silenced.)
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