Appeals, First Amendment, Twitter

Court of Appeals Blocks Texas AG From Enforcing Pre-Litigation Subpoena

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/23/2025

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently enjoined Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton from enforcing a pre-litigation subpoena issued to Media Matters for America (Media Matters). The subpoena is...more

A Possible ‘High Noon’ for Social Media Platforms Looms at the Supreme Court

Saiber LLC on 11/18/2022

The August 13, 2021 Trending Law Blog post discussed how, in NetChoice, LLC v. Attorney General, State of Florida, the United States District court for the Northern District of Florida enjoined Florida from enforcing a law...more

Politicians in Cyberspace: Fourth Circuit Holds That First Amendment Bars Officials From Blocking Users On Social Media

Poyner Spruill LLP on 1/15/2019

The Fourth Circuit has held that a Virginia politician who temporarily barred a constituent from her Facebook page violated the First Amendment. The ruling is the first appellate guidance analyzing the knotty issue of whether...more

How a Court’s Decision that the President Can’t Block Twitter Users Impacts Public Officials - First Amendment Issues and Social...

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 6/14/2018

If a public official creates a public forum from his or her social media account — even if the account was established before taking office — the official cannot block people from the account in response to the person...more

Tenth Circuit Leaves Unresolved When Off-Campus Social Media Posts Can Subject Students to Discipline

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/30/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit’s recent opinion in Yeasin v. Durham, No. 16-3367, 2018 WL 300553 (10th Cir. Jan. 5, 2018), addresses the “tension between some students’ free-speech rights...more

Status Updates - July 2014 #2

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 7/8/2014

..The New York Court of Appeals has struck down that state’s “cyberbullying” law in a 5-2 decision, finding that it is overly broad and chills First Amendment-protected speech. The case arose when a 15-year-old boy pleaded...more