Legal Group Opposes Dismissal of Speech Lawsuit Against Biden Officials

A district court shouldn’t dismiss a free speech lawsuit attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri filed against the Biden administration given new evidence, the New Civil Liberties Alliance said in a brief filed Tuesday. Republican attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri sued the Biden administration in 2022, claiming senior officials “colluded” with social media giants Meta, Twitter and YouTube, censoring information about COVID-19 and other topics. The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled the 5th U.S. Circuit Appeals Court was "wrong" when it affirmed a district court’s “sweeping” preliminary injunction that barred dozens of White House officials and four federal agencies from coercing social media platforms (see 2406260034). The 5th Circuit's judgment was reversed and remanded to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. NCLA claims some of its clients, including several medical professionals, still face censorship on major social media platforms, and the court should allow additional discovery. As such, NCLA asked the district court to allow an amended complaint and the possibility of adding plaintiffs.