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SCOTUS ruled 6-3 last year in Murthy v. Missouri that the states lacked standing to sue the government for first amendment violations from pressuring speech pla
by delichon 1y ago
SCOTUS ruled 6-3 last year in Murthy v. Missouri that the states lacked standing to sue the government for first amendment violations from pressuring speech platforms to moderate. I'm afraid that decision will effectively immunize the FCC from pressuring ABC in this case. The states were found not to have the necessary injury, causation, or redressability. Alito, Thomas and Gorsuch dissented.
- jeffbee 1y agoIn that case, the plaintiffs lacked standing because they hadn't shown that there was an actual nexus between government action and platform action. In this case, there is no question: the government is openly demanding that the media do this.