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Supreme Court rules that public officials can block social media followers in some circumstances
(CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials may block people on social media in certain limited circumstances in response to two challenges involving officials in Michigan and California who blocked followers who were critical of them on Facebook and X.
Posted — UpdatedBy John Fritze, CNN
CNN — (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials may block people on social media in certain limited circumstances in response to two challenges involving officials in Michigan and California who blocked followers who were critical of them on Facebook and X.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the first decision for a unanimous court. The second opinion was unsigned and there were no noted dissents.
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