Appeals Court Affirms That Elected Officials Can’t Block Critics on Twitter
Edward L. Birk Sep 19, 2019 in First Amendment
Tag: Twitter
Questions on First Amendment rights violations in the new digital public square continue to circulate in the lower court systems across the country. However, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently solidified the precedent that social media accounts of elected officials (specifically President Trump’s Twitter account, in one case) can be public or private — not both. And don’t think the President is alone in responding to unflattering tweets with attempts to block dissenters; […]
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