Court Rules CISA Violated 1st Amendment by Encouraging Social Media Censorship of Election Posts
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Federal appeals court ruled that cybersecurity agency CISA likely violated 1st Amendment by encouraging social media platforms to restrict election-related speech.
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Court expanded injunction to include CISA, saying it facilitated FBI's interactions with tech companies.
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Ruling bars CISA from coercing or encouraging platforms to take down or limit spread of social media posts.
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Lawsuit filed by GOP state AGs claims CISA worked to silence Hunter Biden laptop story.
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Ruling queues case up for Supreme Court as it takes on other major social media law cases.