Twitter User Denied Certiorari In Suit Over State Action Censorship For COVID Posts

(October 4, 2023, 1:17 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari by a doctor who sought guidance on the proper pleadings standards to allege state-sponsored censorship related to Twitter Inc.’s suspension of her social media account, letting stand the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ finding that the petitioner did not sufficiently allege conspiracy between the White House and Twitter in a purported effort to silence her views on COVID-19 and vaccines, which conflicted with those of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s administration....