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Court Rules Public Officials Can't Block Critics on Facebook


Court Rules Public Officials Can't Block Critics on Facebook | ACLU

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the interactive portion of a public official's Facebook page is a “public forum,” so an official cannot block ...

Public officials can be held liable for blocking critics on social media

Garnier, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that two school board members violated the First Amendment when they blocked two ...

Supreme Court rules that public officials can block social ... - CNN

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials may block people on social media in certain limited circumstances in response to two ...

Supreme Court on officials blocking public's social media posts

The US Supreme Court has concluded that public officials may be held liable under the First Amendment when they block social media comments by the public.

Supreme Court rules public officials cannot block critics on social ...

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that in some cases, public officials can be sued for blocking their critics, even if they are posting from their individual ...

Supreme Court rules public officials can sometimes be sued ... - PBS

WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social ...

Supreme Court sets rules for officials who block social media critics

The Supreme Court on Friday explained when public officials can block critical voices from their social media accounts, returning two cases ...

Supreme Court sets rules on when public officials can block social ...

The First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech, generally prohibits government employees from censoring public comments or blocking ...

Supreme Court decides when public officials can block critics online

The justices, in a unanimous opinion, ruled those officials must have authority to speak for the government, and then purport to use that ...

SCOTUS says public officials have the right to block on social media

The Supreme Court ruled that public officials may block people on social media in certain circumstances ... public and blocked his critics.

Supreme Court Rules Public Officials Cannot Block Certain Critical ...

The Court confirmed that all public officials possess the constitutional right to use social media for personal purposes and that they can block those who ...

Supreme Court clarifies when public officials can block citizens on ...

The Supreme Court unanimously found in a pair of cases that whether a government official can block a constituent on their personal social ...

Supreme Court clarifies when public officials can block citizens on ...

The Supreme Court unanimously found in a pair of cases that whether a government official can block a constituent on their personal social ...

The Supreme Court and social media: Can government officials ...

When can government officials decline to publish or block public comments made on their social media accounts? The Supreme Court recently ...

SCOTUS ruling on officials' social media lands amid school board ...

A unanimous Supreme Court ruling sets a new standard for when officials can block people from their social media accounts.

Public Officials: Beware Blocking Critics on Social Media

In its opinion, the appeals court observed that the page had all “the hallmarks of a public forum” and that blocking access was “black-letter viewpoint ...

US Supreme Court sets test for when officials who block social ...

... government officials can sometimes be sued under the Constitution's First Amendment for blocking critics on social media.

Supreme Court says when officials may block critics on social media

A public official may block constituents, the court said, unless the official had the power to speak on the government's behalf and intended to ...

Supreme Court defines when it's illegal for public officials to block ...

In an opinion signed by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the Supreme Court established a test to determine when a public official can be ...

Know Your Rights: Social Media Censorship by Public Officials

Social media blocking impacts the right to receive information and the right to peaceful, free expression. The law is quickly catching up to the technology to ...