Appeals court reverses much of judge's order blocking Biden administration officials from communicat
Source: CNN
(CNN) A federal appeals court narrowed a judges order that blocked Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies.
With its new ruling Friday, the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed much of the controversial order issued as part of a lawsuit brought by Republican attorneys general that claimed the administration engaged in unconstitutional censorship in its efforts to combat Covid-19 disinformation.
The three-judge panel said the preliminary injunction issued by US District Judge Terry Doughty in July was both vague and broader than necessary to remedy the Plaintiffs injuries, as shown at this preliminary juncture.
The appeals court reversed several aspects of Doughtys sweeping order, concluding that those pieces of it risked blocking the federal government from engaging in legal conduct.
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN
Updated 7:58 PM EDT, Fri September 8, 2023
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/08/politics/biden-administration-social-media-lawsuit/index.html
Full headline: Appeals court reverses much of judges order blocking Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies
BumRushDaShow
(169,761 posts)that realized that if you cut off the entire Executive Branch from "communicating" with a regulated industry, then you effectively neuter the point of the Branch.
Cha
(319,079 posts)Mblaze
(1,040 posts)Isnt that the name of that MAGA garage band?
calimary
(90,021 posts)Might as well be! Sounds like a good name for a MAGA garage band. Or maybe that would be a MAGA garbage band.
Phoenix61
(18,829 posts)summer_in_TX
(4,168 posts)with this ruling.
They're very conservative and I'm usually unpleasantly unsurprised by their decisions.