Supreme Court to weigh fights over public officials blocking constituents on social media

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The cases are the first of several the justices will hear this term that test how the First Amendment's free speech protections apply in the age of social media.

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to take its first step this term into disputes that raise questions involving free speech and social media, when it considers a pair of court fights involving public officials who blocked followers on social platforms.The cases, one from California and a second from Michigan, are the first of several the justices will weigh this term that test how the First Amendment's free speech protections apply in the age of social media.

'The question in this case is whether the Trustees were doing their job as members of the governing body when they set up and operated a mechanism for communicating with, and receiving comments from, members of the public about school board and school district affairs. They were. And their decision to block the Garniers from that mechanism was therefore state action,' their lawyers told the high court.

 

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