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A federal judge ruled against the Biden administration’s efforts to dismiss a case involving online censorship Monday, saying that the states of Missouri and Louisiana had “plausibly alleged” First Amendment violations.
United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty of the Western District of Louisiana denied the Biden administration’s motion to dismiss a suit brought on May 5 by Republican Attorneys General Erik Schmitt of Missouri and Jeff Landry of Louisiana. Schmitt and Landry said the Biden administration colluded with social media companies to censor debate on multiple issues, including the 2020 presidential election and the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Plaintiffs have plausibly alleged joint action, entwinement, and/or that specific features of Defendants’ actions combined to create state action,” Doughty wrote in the ruling.
In a defeat to the Biden administration, the judge ruled the lawsuit can move forward.
He wrote, “Because Plaintiffs allege that Defendants are targeting particular views taken by speakers on a specific subject, they have alleged a clear violation of the First Amendment, i.e., viewpoint discrimination. Moreover, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants, by placing bans, shadow-bans, and other forms of restrictions on Plaintiffs’ social-media accounts, are engaged in de facto prior restraints, another clear violation of the First Amendment.”
https://t.co/NpsFBhwlC8 Here’s the decision and order
— Jenin Younes (former handle @leftylockdowns1) (@JeninYounesEsq) March 20, 2023
In January, Landry had posted documents on social media, including an April 14, 2021 email in which White House Director of Digital Strategy Rob Flaherty had told Facebook to censor a video by Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Rob Flaherty tells facebook to censor @tuckercarlson pic.twitter.com/mxUT2C8nna
— AG Jeff Landry (@AGJeffLandry) January 6, 2023
In another document shared, Landry explained:
Facebook telling the White House how they can censor @RobertKennedyJR.
Government censorship is bi-partisan. If they don’t like you, they will censor you. NO ONE is safe when the first amendment is violated!
Government censorship is bi-partisan. If they don’t like you, they will censor you. NO ONE is safe when the first amendment is violated!
— AG Jeff Landry (@AGJeffLandry) January 6, 2023
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