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Supreme Court says when officials may block critics on social media


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 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.

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 ...

Supreme Court says when officials may block critics on social media

A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday defined when the personal social media account of a public official is a government action.

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 ...

May public officials block critics on social media? It depends, says ...

May public officials block critics on social media? It depends, says the Supreme Court. · First, what does it mean for an official to be ' ...

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. It could give ...

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

The U.S. Supreme Court, addressing free speech rights in the digital age, decided on Friday that government officials can sometimes be sued ...

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 ... blocked his critics. Before he ...

Supreme Court Defines When Public Officials Can Block Social ...

A unanimous Supreme Court has established a test for determining when a public official's use of social media accounts constitutes state action.

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

The court decision tried to resolve the line between public and private activity on social media. In a unanimous decision, Justice Amy Coney ...

Supreme Court decides when public officials can block critics online

... officials can remove comments or block ... ruling could restrict congressional candidates from policing their own social media presences.

Supreme Court says officials who block critics on social media might ...

In two unanimous decisions published on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court held that such blocking can violate the First Amendment and clarified the ...

When Blocking Social Media Critics, School Officials Have ...

The court said public officials' own pages may ... When Blocking Social Media Critics, School Officials Have Protections, Supreme Court Says.

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

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials may block people on social media ... Kevin Lindke, an outspoken critic of Freed, began ...

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

The Supreme Court on Friday laid out a new test for determining when actions taken by government employees on social media -- such as posting messages, ...

Knight Institute Comments on Supreme Court Ruling on Public ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court today adopted a new rule for determining when public officials who use personal social media accounts may ...

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

Supreme Court defines when it's illegal for public officials to block social media critics · Labeling a social media page as a personal one could ...

Supreme Court clarifies when public officials can block critics from ...

The Court held that the First Amendment prohibits a public official who uses their personal social media account for government purposes from blocking or ...

Justices weigh rules for when public officials can block critics on ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled to define precisely when public officials who block their critics on their personal social media accounts are acting on ...