Suit Over Revoked Trump CDA Executive Order Dismissed By D.C. Circuit

Mealey's (August 18, 2021, 10:45 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a one-page per curiam order on Aug. 9, a District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel granted a civil rights organization’s motion to dismiss as moot its appeal of the disposal of its claims that former President Donald J. Trump violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by enacting an executive order seeking rule-making on revising the safe harbor provision of the Communications Decency Act (CDA)....