In 2014, James Freed became Port Huron, Michigan’s City Manager. Lindke v. Freed at 1. The city manager of Port Huron is responsible for issuing press releases about the city's policies and seeking input on them from citizens. Id. While serving in this...
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Since the 2020 presidential election, some federal officials have communicated with social media platforms about “misinformation” on their websites. Missouri v. Biden, at 2. Officials from government agencies told these platforms to remove content and...
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The Texas state legislature passed House Bill 20 (“HB 20”) on September 9, 2021, prohibiting large social media platforms from censoring users based on their viewpoints. NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton at 1099. The bill applies to any website or app open to...
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Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff and T.J. Zane (“Trustees”) created public Facebook and Twitter accounts during their election campaigns for the Poway Unified School District (“PUSD” or “District”) Board of Trustees (“Board”). Garnier v. O’Connor-Ratcliff at...