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It's 2nd circuit (Connecticut, New York, and Vermont) which seems to be relatively uncontroversial, unanimous decision by 3 judges, 2 Bush 1 Obama appointees.
by wanderer2323 7y ago
It's 2nd circuit (Connecticut, New York, and Vermont) which seems to be relatively uncontroversial, unanimous decision by 3 judges, 2 Bush 1 Obama appointees.
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We do conclude, however, that the First Amendment does not permit a public official who utilizes a social media account for all manner of official purposes to exclude persons from an otherwise‐open online dialogue because they expressed views with which the official disagrees.
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Seems pretty narrow and it appears that a public official would still be able to block trolls and spammers.
This all combined makes me think that SCOTUS will be unlikely to take this case.
edit -- the "otherwise-open" part also suggest that posting a message where all replies are blocked would also be acceptable (does twitter has this functionality? I have it blackholed so no idea...)