Biden Appeal Opens a New Front in Battle Over Internet Speech
- Biden DOJ to appeal ban on contact with social media companies
- Supreme court likely to have final say over free speech limits
President Joe Biden
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The Biden administration’s battle with Republican-led states over free-speech limits escalated with its appeal of a judge’s sweeping order barring federal officials and agencies from communicating with social media companies over postings they deem objectionable. It’s the latest example of the judiciary flexing its muscles in cases testing the bounds of the First Amendment online.
The US Justice Department filed a notice of appeal in federal court in Louisiana on Wednesday, signaling its intent to take the fight to the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.