Justices Ponder State Actor Standards In Back-To-Back Social Media Suits

(November 1, 2023, 10:35 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Weighing questions of when a public official is acting as a private citizen or in a governmental capacity, the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 31 heard oral arguments in two cases addressing when an official’s decision to ban someone from a social media page that includes posts related to matters connected with his or her position constitutes state action in violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....