Federal Judge Dismisses Twitter Lawsuit That Accused Texas Attorney General of Illegally Retaliating Over Trump Ban
Jerry Lambe
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
A federal judge in California on Tuesday dismissed Twitter’s lawsuit accusing indicted Texas Attorney General
Ken Paxton (R) of opening an illegal investigation into the social media platform in retaliation for its decision to permanently ban former President
Donald Trump.
The ruling turned on a technicality and the court did not address the merits of Twitter’s claim, finding that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the case because the company’s claims were prematurely filed.