Trump can't block his critics on Twitter, judge rules

Trump can't block his critics on Twitter, judge rules

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https://phys.org/news/2018-05-trump-block-critics-twitter.html

In a 75-page opinion, the New York federal judge said the users "were indisputably blocked as a result of viewpoint discrimination" and that this was "impermissible under the First Amendment."

The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed by a group of Twitter users and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.

Trump can't block his critics on Twitter, judge rules

May 23, 2018, 9:42pm UTC
https://phys.org/news/2018-05-trump-block-critics-twitter.html > In a 75-page opinion, the New York federal judge said the users "were indisputably blocked as a result of viewpoint discrimination" and that this was "impermissible under the First Amendment." > The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed by a group of Twitter users and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.