We have the first opinion. It is Murthy v. Missouri, by Justice Barrett.
The vote is 6-3, with Alito dissenting joined by Thomas and Gorsuch.
Not good at all. I expressed my doubts about Barrett in an earlier thread.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-411_3dq3.pdf
The vote is 6-3, with Alito dissenting joined by Thomas and Gorsuch.
This is the case about social media “jawboning” — the government’s communications with social media companies during the 2020 election season and COVID-19 pandemic. The court holds that the challengers — two states and five social-media users — do not have standing — that is, a legal right to sue.
By this SCOTUS majority opinion the United States is now a kakistocratic dictatorship! The SCOTUS majority has ruled that states and individuals harmed by kakistocratic policies and actions suppressing First Amendment free speech no longer have "standing" to sue.
Expect future SCOTUS majority opinions to rule against any "standing" to sue the federal kakistocracy for their suppression of the remaining Bill of Rights.