President Who Governs By Tweet Can No Longer Block Critics On Twitter
Retweet. Sorry, @realDonaldTrump.
Once the president has chosen a platform and opened up its interactive space to millions of users and participants, he may not selectively exclude those whose views he disagrees with.
In resolving this appeal, we remind the litigants and the public that if the First Amendment means anything, it means that the best response to disfavored speech on matters of public concern is more speech, not less.
— Judge Barrington Parker, writing for a unanimous three-judge panel of the Second Circuit, upholding a lower court ruling against President Donald Trump for his efforts to block his critics and detractors from following him on Twitter. Such behavior is not only discriminatory, but it also violates the First Amendment.
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