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Trump Asks to Move Oral Argument in His Twitter Appeal to Pasadena

With the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals considering scheduling August oral argument in San Francisco in former President Donald Trump’s First Amendment appeal against Twitter and its former CEO Jack Dorsey (see 2305050031), Trump and five of his fellow…

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plaintiff-appellants want oral argument moved to Pasadena, said their motion for change of venue Wednesday (docket 22-15961). Defendant-appellees Twitter and Dorsey take no position on the motion, it said. Pasadena is a “more convenient and cost-effective hearing location” for the plaintiffs than San Francisco, said the motion. Oral argument for the plaintiffs will be presented by Los Angeles resident Alex Kozinski, with the Law Office of Andrei Popovici, so scheduling the hearing in Pasadena will reduce the plaintiffs’ “out-of-pocket expenses and significantly reduce their counsel’s time in attending the hearing,” it said. Lead counsel for the defendants Twitter and Dorsey is based in Washington, and therefore would need to travel to either location, it said. Trump alleges his First Amendment rights were violated when Twitter permanently banned him for engaging in constitutionally protected speech.