The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a decision last year in which the Second Circuit Court of Appeals said it was a violation of the First Amendment for the president to block someone from his personal Twitter account based on what they say.
While blocked users still have the ability to view a person’s tweets when they are not logged in, they are unable to view replies or participate in the conversation that continues in reply threads, what the court said in a public forum Trump’s use of Twitter to discuss political issues.
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“The result of the Court of Appeal’s new ruling will be to influence the ability of public officials – from the President of the United States to a village councilor – to isolate their social media accounts from harassment, trolling or hate speech without invasive judicial oversight, “the administration’s petition said. “As applied to the president in particular, this [Supreme] Court – not a lower federal court – must decide where the line should be drawn between personal decisions of the president and official conduct. “
A group of Twitter users filed their lawsuits after Trump blocked them, and they won at the district and circuit court level.
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The administration asserted that “a federal official only exercises actions subject to constitutional control if he” exercises power “in the capacity of [federal] wet. “‘” The petition stated that Trump’s ability to block users comes from being a Twitter user, not from being the president.
There is no indication when the Supreme Court will decide whether the case will be heard, but if they do, it is likely that oral arguments will not take place until next year.
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Following the ruling of the Second Circle, former Democratic Assembly member New York Dov Hikind prosecuted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, claiming that she had blocked him illegally. Ocasio-Cortez initially filed a lawsuit against the court, but the parties ended up in court the day before they were scheduled to testify.
In accordance with the settlement agreement, Congresswoman Hikind apologized and blocked him.
