CDT First Out The Gate In Suing To Block Donald Trump's Silly Executive Order On Section 230

CDT First Out The Gate In Suing To Block Donald Trump's Silly Executive Order On Section 230

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200604/00205744640/cdt-first-out-gate-suing-to-block-donald-trumps-silly-executive-order-section-230.shtml

The Center for Democracy and Technology appears to be the first out of the gate in suing Donald Trump to block his silly executive order on Section 230. In the aftermath of the EO being issued I know some people wondered if it was actually worth suing over, since it actually did so little in practice. But, as I discussed in this week's podcast, it can still be used to create havoc.

The basic argument in the lawsuit is that the executive order is clearly retaliatory against Twitter for its 1st Amendment protected speech in fact-checking the President, and thus violates the 1st Amendment: