The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to control social media posts. The justices on Wednesday threw out lower-court rulings that favored Louisiana, Missouri and other parties in their claims that officials in the Democratic administration leaned on the […]
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SCOTUS Rejects Case To Prohibit Government Influence On Social Media Posts
The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to control social media posts. The justices on Wednesday threw out lower-court rulings that favored Louisiana, Missouri and other parties in their claims that officials in the Democratic administration leaned on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view. The court did not rule on the content of thr arguments, but said the states and other parties lacked the standing to bring the case.