US Supreme Court freezes order curbing Biden administration social media contacts
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People visit the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File PhotoWASHINGTON -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily put on hold an order restricting the ability of President Joe Biden's administration to encourage social media companies to remove content it considers misleading, including about the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ruling by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came in litigation against the administration by the Republican attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana and a group of social media users. The administration called the decision"startling," saying it would interfere with how the White House, FBI and health officials address matters of public concern and security.
The 5th Circuit had put its order on hold through Sept. 18 so the administration could seek the Supreme Court's intervention. The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to further stay the order and said it would appeal it by Oct. 13.
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