The Supreme Court on Friday blocked in full a lower court ruling that would have curbed the Biden administration’s ability to communicate with social media companies about contentious content on such issues as Covid-19.

The decision in a short unsigned order puts on hold a Louisiana-based judge’s ruling in July that specific agencies and officials should be barred from meeting with companies to discuss whether certain content should be stifled.

The Supreme Court also agreed to immediately take up the government’s appeal, meaning it will hear arguments and issue a ruling on the merits in its current term, which runs until the end of June.

Three conservative justices noted that they would have denied the application: Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch.

  • @oDDmON
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    481 year ago

    TL; DR?

    Judge Terry Doughty, who was appointed by Trump, barred officials from…

    Partisan courts? Perish the thought.

    • @[email protected]
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      301 year ago

      Blatantly ignoring precedents.

      Imagine cigarette companies regaining the ability to downplay adverse health affects and market towards children.

      • @oDDmON
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        101 year ago

        That might be the least of our worries.

      • @Zoboomafoo
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        71 year ago

        I’m sure they’re inagining it well enough

    • @zeppo
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      41 year ago

      I remember when the thing republicans were decrying was “activist judges”.

      • @oDDmON
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        21 year ago

        No shit. That didn’t age well.