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The Supreme Court is tackling the question of when public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts. Its an issue that first arose in a case

The cases — from Michigan and California — echo issues raised in a now-defunct suit against then-President Donald Trump for blocking his critics on Twitter.

The Supreme Court debates whether government workers have a right to block online critics from their personal accounts if they also use those accounts for official business.

The justices should remember that the First Amendment’s highest purpose is to protect the speech that’s necessary to democracy.

The Supreme Court dodged a major dispute two years ago on the intersection between government officials, social media users and the First Amendment when it dismissed a case concerning then-President Donald Trump’s habit of blocking individuals from Twitter who had expressed their displeasure with him.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Tuesday to explore free speech rights in the digital age in cases from California and Michigan involving whether public officials may legally block others on social media, a function often used on these platforms to stifle critics. Lower courts reached different conclusions in the two cases, reflecting the legal uncertainty over whether such social media activity is bound by the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment limits on the government's ability to ...

Kevin Lindke has taken a wrecking ball to old buildings as part of a family business and in his free time uses his small-town influencer status on social media to challenge people in power. Now, Lindke is directing that anger at an issue that is a growing subject of debate online: whether public officials can block criticism from constituents on their personal social media accounts. The question will be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in a pair of cases, including one brought by ...

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with the free speech rights of public officials versus the rights of their constituents on social media and whether it's lawful for them to be blocked from viewing posts.

The Supreme Court is weighing whether public officials can be sued for blocking or muting unwelcome voices, an issue that was not resolved during Donald Trump's time in the White House.