Lawyer in L.A. Social Media Case Hails 5th Circuit Opinion Affirming WH Injunction
It’s “beyond dispute” that the social media case brought against dozens of Biden administration officials by the Republican attorneys general of Louisiana and Missouri involves “the same acts and transactions” as in the putative class action in U.S. District Court…
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for Central California in Los Angeles against the major social media companies, said the California plaintiffs’ attorney, Michael Reznick, in a notice Monday (docket 2:22-cv-09438). He was referring to the 5th Circuit’s opinion Friday upholding much of the July 4 injunction that bars officials from the White House, the Office of the Surgeon General, the FBI and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from pressuring social media companies to moderate their content (see 2309110001). The 5th Circuit opinion affirming U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty’s “broad and sweeping” injunction will “undoubtedly impact the issues” in the California case, said Reznick. The 5th Circuit’s opinion is “a landmark case for First Amendment jurisprudence that will assuredly be appealed by both sides” and decided by the U.S. Supreme Court “in the current term,” it said. Plaintiffs Richard Jackson, Julie Briggs and Gregg Buchwalter in the Los Angeles class action allege the Democratic National Committee and the Biden administration colluded to suppress and censor disfavored speakers, viewpoints and content on social media platforms (see 2307060006).