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The ruling could establish whether social media accounts of public officials should be treated as personal or governmental.

If a school board member has a social media account, would it be wrong for them to block someone and delete their comments? That’s a question the Supreme Court has decided to take up after public officials, including two school board members, blocked constituents from seeing their accounts or removed critical comments.

A law scholar examines a pair of cases that pit free speech rights against politicians’ online prerogatives.

The Supreme Court considers whether and when banishing irksome constituents violates the First Amendment.

The Supreme Court considers whether and when banishing irksome constituents violates the First Amendment.

The Supreme Court is considering whether public officials can block critical citizens on social media—a callback to a Trump-era legal battle.

The cases are the first of several the justices will hear this term that test how the First Amendment's free speech protections apply in the age of social media.

The cases are the first of several the justices will hear this term that test how the First Amendment's free speech protections apply in the age of social media.

The cases are similar to a 2017 dispute brought against former President Donald Trump after he blocked seven people from his Twitter account.