Court Rules Trump Can't Block Critics on Twitter
- 5 years ago
Court Rules That Trump
Cannot Block Twitter Critics In their decision, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the president blocking people
betrays the first amendment. Circuit Judge Barrington Parker, via ruling The move follows a similar ruling by a judge in New York City last year. Trump, who claims over 61 million followers,
has used Twitter as one of the
central messages of his presidency. One of the plaintiffs, the
Knight First Amendment Institute,
even wrote that it is extension
of his presidential office. Those who originally challenged Trump also include seven Twitter users
whom he had blocked. Circuit Judge Barrington Parker, via ruling
Cannot Block Twitter Critics In their decision, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the president blocking people
betrays the first amendment. Circuit Judge Barrington Parker, via ruling The move follows a similar ruling by a judge in New York City last year. Trump, who claims over 61 million followers,
has used Twitter as one of the
central messages of his presidency. One of the plaintiffs, the
Knight First Amendment Institute,
even wrote that it is extension
of his presidential office. Those who originally challenged Trump also include seven Twitter users
whom he had blocked. Circuit Judge Barrington Parker, via ruling