Mootness Of Trump’s Twitter-Blocking Appeal Debated In High Court Briefs

Mealey's (January 25, 2021, 1:20 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ finding that former President Donald J. Trump violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by blocking users from his Twitter account should stand, a group of respondents tell the U.S. Supreme Court in a Jan. 21 brief in which they agree with Trump’s position in a supplemental brief that the petition for certiorari is now moot, while disagreeing with his argument that the underlying judgment should be vacated....