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Judge refuses to put hold on order limiting Biden administration contact with social media companies

A federal judge in Louisiana has refused to put a temporary hold on his own order limiting Biden administration contacts with social media companies

The Independent UK

‘A deranged ploy’: how Republicans are fueling the disinformation wars

Several actions by the far right in the last month could result in a flood of conspiracy theories before the 2024 election

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Shred this ruling: Federal judge’s injunction on government communication with social media is unsound

In his July 4 ruling blocking the Biden administration from communicating with social media companies on issues of content, Louisiana Federal Judge Terry Doughty quickly showed himself to be a deeply unserious jurist, writing that the case “arguably involves the most massive attack against free speech in United States’ history.”…

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Biden administration argues to pause social media contact ban

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said a court order barring some federal agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies is overbroad and “ambiguous,” and asked a judge to pause it while the government appeals.

Tribune News Service

Biden admin says Trump appointed judge's "vague" social media order causing "harm"

The DOJ tonight asked for a stay to the order limiting officials and agencies from communicating with social media companies.

Axios

Biden administration says judge's social media order could cause 'grave harm'

Biden administration attorneys say a Louisiana-based federal judge’s order broadly limiting executive branch communications with social media companies could cause “grave harm” by preventing the government from “engaging in a vast range of lawful and responsible conduct.”

The Independent UK

U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here's what it means

Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech."

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Journalists Outraged That a Judge Would Dare Limit Biden's Censorship Powers

Unfortunately, there is reason to doubt that the judge's decision will meaningfully constrain the feds.

Reason

Judge's order limits government contact with social media operators, raises disinformation questions

An order by a Louisiana federal judge sets up a high-stakes legal battle over how the Biden administration can interact with social media platforms

The Independent UK

Limits on Biden officials working with social media firms a ‘weaponisation of the court’ – expert

Injunction amounts to unusual intervention by the courts in communications between the government and tech companies

The Guardian - US

Federal Judge to Biden Administration: Stop Telling Social Media Sites To Limit Free Speech

Plus: Teaching A.I. about the Fourth of July, and more...

Reason

Trump judge's "dangerous" disinfo order

No judge issues a 155-page opinion on July 4 unless they want to boost career or get media attention, expert says

Salon

Judge limits Biden officials' contact with social media companies in First Amendment case

The "government seems to have assumed a role similar to an Orwellian 'Ministry of Truth," judge wrote of anti-disinformation efforts.

Axios

US judge bars Biden officials from contacting social media firms

Judge says government overstepped in its efforts to address false claims about COVID-19 vaccines and the 2020 election.

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The Independent UK

Injunction blocks Biden administration from working with social media firms about 'protected speech'

A judge on Tuesday prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech,” a decision called “a blow to censorship” by one of the Republican officials whose lawsuit prompted the ruling

Reason

July 4 Injunction Bars Various Federal Departments from Encouraging Social Media Platforms to Delete Content

The opinion (Missouri v. Biden) by Judge Terry Doughty (W.D. La.) is here, and the injunction is here. The opinion is 45,000 words long, and I doubt I'll have a chance to fully analyze it for a while (I'm largely tied up for the next couple of weeks); but in…

Axios

Federal health care rulings highlight court shopping

The practice of court shopping has gained recognition due to the recent abortion pill case.

Reason

Judge Ends Federal Vaccine and Mask Mandates for Head Start School Programs

Why should low-income children be the only ones still forced to wear masks?

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Judge says Fauci, Jean-Pierre must hand over emails sent to social media companies

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Louisiana ruled Tuesday that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Dr. Anthony Fauci will have to turn over any emails they sent to social media companies about misinformation or the censorship of social media content.

Salon

Wyoming fossil fuel leases and Biden

"We hope that moving forward, the Biden administration won't shy away from exercising its authority"

The Independent UK

Suit alleging off-camera jail beatings revived

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a lawsuit to proceed against guards and officials at a privately run north Louisiana jail where an inmate died with a fractured skull in 2015

The Independent UK

Ruling clears Biden's 2021 pause on new oil, gas leases

A judge's order that forced the Biden administration to resume sales of oil and gas leases on federal land and waters has been lifted by a federal appeals court

The Independent UK

Biden cancels offshore oil lease sales in Gulf Coast, Alaska

The Biden administration says it is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska

The Independent UK

Court hearing: Did Biden legally suspend oil lease sales?

A federal attorney says President Joe Biden legally called for suspending new and gas lease sales while considering their effect on climate change, and onshore and offshore sales were legally postponed

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