Legal
Supreme Court Seeks SEC Response to Musk ‘Twitter Sitter’ Appeal
- Musk seeking to overturn accord he reached with commission
- SEC agreement requires pre-screening of Musk’s Tesla posts
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The US Supreme Court asked the Biden administration to respond to an appeal by Elon Musk, signaling at least some interest in his bid to invalidate an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to have his social media posts about Tesla Inc. screened in advance.
Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and owner of the social media company X Corp., is seeking Supreme Court review, arguing that the accord violates his constitutional free speech rights. A federal appeals court rejected his contentions in a seven-page order just days after the panel heard arguments.