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Missouri v. Biden
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Missouri v. Biden | |
Court | Western District of Louisiana |
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Citation | |
Date decided | July 2023 |
Facts
Facebook and other social media de-boosted (or shadow banned) the "Great Barrington Declaration" on their platforms.
Procedural History
Eric Schmitt, a Senator from Missouri in 2023, filed suits in 2020 - 2022 against the Biden administration when he was the Missouri Attorney General.
Issues
Should the executive branch agencies be allowed to tell social media companies to limit misinformation?
Holding
In July 2023, Judge Terry Doughty ruled that officials had over-stepped their constitutional remit.