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His appeal against his school’s decision to dismiss him was due to be heard by an appeals board tomorrow morning.

Needs to tell his client about that because theres an interview coming to him, i think, sooner rather than later. >> trace: hes going to get his chance. i want to move on to this federal injunction. the biden administration steering clear of the social media companies. we have yowell roth, the former head of trust and safety at twitter. he said theres so much wrong with this decision, not least of all that it will make us less secure going into the 2024 elections. the most glaring bit is the the...

With this federal judge ruling, the fbi and doj would be affected. the order written by a federal judge, terry dody. there was an injunction that restricts agency from communicating directly with social media companies and stops them taking down posts that contain protected free speech. the order applies to agencies like health and human services and the centers for disease control to name a few. the judge said he was concerned about how many times the government was communicating and vaccine he...

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Covid disinformation. a white house official says that the justice department is now looking into its options. vanessa yurkevich has more. >> reporter: a federal judge has blocked key biden administration agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies about certain content. this injunction comes in response to two state attorneys generals from missouri and louisiana who in 2022 filed a lawsuit that says that the biden administration overstepped in communicating with social...

Conservative complaint that does not have any merit. you pointed out this is about the first amendment. thats exactly what it is about. the federal government is essentially going around the constitution and violating american rights by using big tech to sensor information that they are not supposed to sensor. that was proven by this very long injunction that we receive. can you talk about why it is so important that this judge ruled in the way that he did. and you guys are suing to reinstate pe...

Against the biden administration preventing it from censoring the core political speech of everyday americans on social media. and ag andrew bailey tweeting, happy birthday america, you get your first amendment back. meanwhile, the white house responds, said this. quote, the doj is reviewing the courts injunction and will evaluate its options in this case. our consistent view remains that social media platforms have a critical responsibility to take account of their effects -- that the effects o...

Thank you very much. doug collins former republican congressman from georgia joins me now. the missouri attorney general who we just heard from in that report has said that this injunction is a huge win in the fight to defend our most fundamental freedoms. lets just talk about the freedom of free speech, okay? thats something that this white house has tried to tamper down. this is a real huge win for free speech. >> it is gigantic. i think they low balled what theyre saying how important this is...

Was saying social media. -- social media platforms have a critical responsibility to take account the effects their platforms have on the american people and make independent choices about the information they present. president biden hasnt been shy talking about his views on the role social media plays in our society and the spread of disinformation. listen to what he had to say two years ago in july of 2021. >> what is your message to platforms like facebook on covid information? >> president ...

Fact check true. i was white house press secretary at the time, i shared the article, i was blocked from twitter and my account was put back up only after i deleted the tweet. i actually didnt delete it. i had my daughter delete it and i said one day mommy will tell you what freedom of speech is and why the first amendment matters. what a victory today for freedom of speech. >> steve: griff? >> well, and its good that youre teaching that to your daughter, kayleigh. yesterday i was working as jus...