1st Amendment Lawsuit Filed Over Executive Order Targeting Social Media

Mealey's (June 16, 2020, 7:03 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump’s recent executive order addressing censorship on social media platforms violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) alleges in a complaint filed June 2 in District of Columbia federal court, because the order’s objective of redefining immunity for interactive computer service (ICS) providers under the Communications Decency Act (CDA) is retaliatory and will chill free speech on the internet (Center for Democracy and Technology v. Donald J. Trump, No. 1:20-cv-01456, D. D.C.)....

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