Knight Institute v. Trump Oral Argument
On July 9, 2019, the court unanimously upheld a lower court’s ruling that President Trump cannot block critics from his Twitter account because it is a public forum and unconstitutional to do so.
A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City heard oral argument in Knight First Amendment Institute v.… read more
A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City heard oral argument in Knight First Amendment Institute v. Trump, a case concerning the 45th president’s Twitter account and whether his account constitutes a public forum and if so, whether blocking certain Twitter followers violates the blocked users' First Amendment rights.
On July 9, 2019, the court unanimously upheld a lower court’s ruling that President Trump cannot block critics from his Twitter account because it is a public forum and unconstitutional to do so. close
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