Vivek H. Murthy, Surgeon General, et al., Petitioners v. Missouri, et al.

  1. June 26, 2024

    Justices Leave Blurry Line In Place On Misinformation Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Wednesday to reverse a Fifth Circuit order prohibiting the Biden administration from joining with social media platforms to fight misinformation leaves an important First Amendment question unanswered and left Missouri's attorney general promising a continuing fight against what he called a "censorship regime."

  2. June 26, 2024

    Justices Chide 5th Circ. In Biden Social Media Case

    The Fifth Circuit relied on "clearly erroneous" facts and an overgeneralized view of standing when it ordered the Biden administration to stop working with social media platforms to combat COVID-19 and election misinformation, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday as it threw out a challenge to the government's actions.

  3. June 26, 2024

    High Court Axes Challenge To Biden Admin's Social Media Work

    The U.S. Supreme Court wiped out a Fifth Circuit order prohibiting the Biden administration and several federal agencies from working with social media platforms to combat the spread of misinformation Wednesday, finding the states and individuals challenging the collaboration don't have standing to sue.

  4. March 18, 2024

    High Court Doubts Feds Coerced Social Media Cos.

    A majority of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared unconvinced Monday that the Biden administration violated the First Amendment by working with social media platforms to combat the spread of misinformation, often chiding Louisiana's solicitor general for presenting confusing and overly expansive arguments.

  5. March 16, 2024

    Up Next At High Court: Gov't Jawboning & Retaliatory Arrests

    The U.S. Supreme Court has a packed oral arguments calendar this week that includes disputes over the Biden administration's work with social media companies to combat misinformation, the appropriate evidence standard for bringing retaliatory arrest claims and whether the federal government can object to a consent decree entered into by three states.

  6. February 05, 2024

    States Ask Justices To End Feds' Alleged Online Censorship

    The Biden administration is trying to "flip the First Amendment on its head" by arguing that the government has free speech rights that are being trampled by an order banning it from working with social media companies to combat disinformation, Louisiana and Missouri have told the U.S. Supreme Court.

  7. January 01, 2024

    5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Spring

    "Blockbuster," "momentous" and "historic" are all words that have been used to describe the U.S. Supreme Court's current term as the justices prepare for a spring docket jam-packed with questions over the level of deference courts should give federal agencies, whether and how social media companies should be regulated and whether government efforts to combat misinformation crosses the line between persuasion and coercion.

  8. December 20, 2023

    Feds Tell Justices Web 'Misinformation' Work Wasn't Coercive

    The Biden administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Fifth Circuit order prohibiting it from working with social media companies to combat misinformation, arguing the appellate court's understanding of coercive government actions is flawed and severely limits federal agencies' abilities to discuss issues of public concern.

  9. December 11, 2023

    RFK Jr. Can't Join High Court Social Media Work Showdown

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cannot intervene in a case challenging efforts by members of the Biden administration and certain federal agencies to work with social media companies to combat the spread of misinformation online, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.

  10. October 27, 2023

    RFK Jr. Wants In On Social Media Showdown At High Court

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to intervene in a case challenging efforts by members of the Biden administration and certain federal agencies to work with social media companies to combat the spread of misinformation, telling the U.S. Supreme Court that he has been "specifically targeted for suppression."