Justice Department intervenes in Trump lawsuit against Big Tech to defend Section 230
Source: USA Today
The Justice Department intervened in former President Donald Trump's lawsuit against Facebook to defend the constitutionality of Section 230, an internet communications law, according to court filings.
The federal intervention holds that the government has an "unconditional right to intervene to defend the statute," as it is always allowed in cases in which a law's constitutionality is at issue.
In July, Trump sued Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for suspending his accounts after posts he made during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Trump brought the case in Southern Florida; the technology firms have countered, arguing the case must be brought in Northern California, where each of the platforms is based. A judge ruled the case must be moved to that jurisdiction, though the motion is still pending.
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