The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday granted a temporary stay of a July 4 order putting sweeping limitations on the Biden administration’s communications with social media companies.
The stay comes after a request last week from the Justice Department, which warned U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty’s order could chill law enforcement activity to protect national security interests.
The stay is the latest twist in a partisan legal battle over the future of content moderation — litigation that could have profound effects on the First Amendment.In his order last week, Doughty said Republicans were likely to prevail in the efforts to show key Biden administration officials and agencies ran afoul of Americans’ constitutional protections.
The lawsuit hinges on emails between the Biden administration and tech companies, where White House officials and representatives from other government agencies pressed social media companies on their handling of social media posts, often about anti-vaccination views during the height of the pandemic.
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