DOJ To High Court: No 1st Amendment Violation In Barring X Corp.’s Report

Mealey's (December 19, 2023, 11:07 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A gag order preventing X Corp. (formerly Twitter Inc.) from disclosing certain information regarding its compliance with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s surveillance program complied with strict scrutiny and did not violate the company’s rights under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) tells the U.S. Supreme Court in a brief opposing the social network operator’s petition for certiorari filed on behalf of the federal government....