March 24, 2026
The Trump administration on Tuesday agreed to bar three federal agencies from interfering with social media companies' content moderation, resolving a high-profile challenge to the Biden administration's efforts to combat the spread of misinformation in a case that went up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
August 10, 2023
Attorneys for Missouri and Louisiana told a Fifth Circuit panel on Thursday that the federal government's attempts to suppress alleged COVID-19 misinformation on social media prevented the states from knowing the attitudes and beliefs of their constituents, arguing such digital spaces are the modern "public square" contemplated by the Founding Fathers.
July 31, 2023
States are lining up to tell the Fifth Circuit a lower court ruling banning the Biden administration from collaborating or dialoguing with social media companies when it comes to content moderation will "impoverish, rather than protect, wide open and robust debate."
July 25, 2023
A Louisiana federal judge agreed to let Democratic presidential challenger and longtime vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. consolidate his case with a suit from two states alleging free speech violations in relation to social media.
July 14, 2023
The Fifth Circuit on Friday temporarily paused a Texas federal judge's order prohibiting a number of federal agencies and White House staffers from lobbying or working with social media platforms to combat disinformation, agreeing to stay the injunction for the time being.
July 10, 2023
A Louisiana federal judge Monday refused to stay an injunction blocking a large swath of federal agencies and White House staffers from lobbying or working with social media platforms to combat disinformation about COVID-19 and certain election topics, while the federal government appeals the injunction.
July 04, 2023
A Louisiana federal judge on Tuesday blocked a large swath of federal agencies and White House staffers from lobbying or working with social media platforms to combat disinformation on COVID-19 and elections.