Supreme Court blocks Texas law that seeks to protect conservatives on Facebook and Twitter
by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
May 31, 2022
3 minutes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold a Texas law that targets “Big Tech” and authorizes the state to sue Facebook, Twitter and other popular social media websites if they censor or discriminate against conservatives.
Acting on an emergency appeal from a coalition of tech trade groups, the justices issued an order to stop enforcement of the law.
The vote was 5-4.
Conservative Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr., Clarence
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