The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with a pair of cases from California and Michigan involving public officials blocking critics on social media, with the justices struggling to define when such conduct runs into constitutional limits on the government's ability to restrict speech. Lower courts reached different conclusions in the two cases, reflecting the…
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Lower courts reached different conclusions in the two cases, reflecting the legal uncertainty over whether such social media activity is bound by the U.S. Constitution s First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech. Blocking users is a function often employed on social media to stifle critics.
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WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts, an issue