9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
Civil Litigation,
U.S. Supreme Court
May 31, 2024
Arguments highlight murky rules on officials' social media
A 9th Circuit panel considered when officials can block citizens from their social media following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.
The murky state of the law about when a government official can block someone from their social media accounts was reinforced Thursday when a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel was dubious about a complaint against a San Francisco County supervisor.
A San Francisco woman, Susan Dyer Reynolds, sued Supervisor Dean Preston for violating her First Amendment rights by blocking her from his Twitter account after she made comments that he said were threatening to his family.
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