The Latest Breaking News from Terry Doughty

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.”…

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.

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

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

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

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

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