Trump is Asked to Unblock Over 41 Additional Twitter Accounts, in Accordance with the First Amendm
Source: Hill Reporter
Published on August 12, 2018
In May, Federal Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald ruled that President Trump was in violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by blocking individuals from his Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump. In responding to the judge’s ruling, President Trump proceeded to unblock the seven accounts named in the original complaint from Knight First Amendment Institute.
In July, we reported that Knight First Amendment Institute was still in the process of working to get the president to unblock all of the additional Twitter accounts which he had blocked, simply because they had criticized him. Even though the judge’s ruling pertained only to the 7 accounts in the original lawsuit, the ruling itself proclaimed the actions, by government officials blocking users on social media, to be unconstitutional.
Because of this, Knight Institute decided that their work was not done.
“We sent a letter to the government on June 28,” Senior Staff Attorney at Knight Institute, Katie Fallow, told Hill Reporter back in July. ..................................................
.......................Now Knight Institute is taking things to another level, sending a formal letter to the president’s representatives, asking once more for him to unblock these accounts. In doing so they also included a list of 41 Twitter users who have contacted them, letting them know that they still remain blocked. Part of this letter can be seen below.........................
Read more: https://hillreporter.com/trump-is-asked-to-unblock-over-41-additional-twitter-accounts-in-accordance-with-the-first-amendment-5574
trump gets away with what he can.
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Maybe he shouldn't use it for official business. As long as he does that, it's a public forum.
Good work, Knight Institute! 