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Ken Paxton sued for blocking critics on Twitter

Print this article Two nonprofit organizations sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after plaintiffs said he blocked a handful of Twitter users who criticized his policies. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court. They are representing nine individuals who lost the ability to view and interact with Paxton s Twitter account, @KenPaxtonTX, following rebukes toward him. Paxton s behavior was unconstitutional, attorneys for the organizations said, and they are seeking injunctive relief to unblock the users in question. Defendant Texas Attorney General Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr., ( Attorney General Paxton or Defendant ) uses the @KenPaxtonTX Twitter account for official purposes including to share information with constituents and solicit their views about government policy but he has blocked many people from the account because they criticized him or his polici

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9 Texans sue state AG Paxton for blocking users on Twitter

9 Texans sue state AG Paxton for blocking users on Twitter Associated Press 1 day ago AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Nine Texans have sued state Attorney General Ken Paxton, claiming he blocked them on Twitter for criticizing him or his policies in comments responding to his tweets. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Austin, asks a judge to declare Paxton s action unconstitutional and require him to unblock the plaintiffs and anyone else he has blocked because of their viewpoints. The suit is the latest legal challenge to public officials who block constituents on social media, according to The Dallas Morning News.

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Texas AG Paxton sued for blocking people on Twitter

Texas AG Paxton sued for blocking people on Twitter
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GOP Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Sued for Blocking People on Twitter

GOP Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Sued for Blocking People on Twitter
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Texans sue Attorney General Ken Paxton for blocking them on Twitter

The plaintiffs are asking for Paxton to unblock them and everyone else who was blocked from the @KenPaxtonTX account “based on their viewpoints.” Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A group of Texans and a free speech advocacy group are suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court, accusing him of unconstitutionally blocking nine people on Twitter for criticizing him or his policies on the platform. The lawsuit also argues that being blocked from viewing Paxton’s tweets is a violation of the First Amendment because it limits the right of people to participate in a public forum and access statements made by Paxton. The account mentioned in the lawsuit, @KenPaxtonTX, is a separate account from the official account of the Office of the Texas Attorney General.

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