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Justice Alito extends pause on ruling limiting Biden administration communications with social media companies

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By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended a pause Thursday on a ruling that limits the ability of the White House and other key federal agencies to communicate with social media companies about content related to Covid-19 and elections the government views as …

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18 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    Justice Alito temporarily pauses order restricting Biden administration's social media contacts (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito paused an order restricting the Biden administration's communications with social media companies after lower courts ruled officials engaged in censorship practices.

  2. Local News 8

    Justice Alito extends pause on ruling limiting Biden administration communications with social media companies (opens Local News 8)

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    By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended a pause Thursday on a ruling that limits the ability of the White House and other key federal agencies to communicate with social media companies about content related to Covid-19 and elections the government views as …

  3. WHEC Rochester

    Supreme Court pauses order curbing Biden administration efforts to block social media posts (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.

  4. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Biden administration asks Supreme Court block order curbing social media contacts (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put on hold an order restricting the government's ability to encourage social media companies to remove

  5. Al Jazeera

    Top US court halts order limiting officials’ contact with social media orgs (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The injunction would have barred the administration of President Joe Biden from weighing in on social media content.

  6. SCOTUSblog

    Biden asks justices to block limits on collaboration with social media companies (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    The Biden administration on Thursday afternoon asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block a lower court’s order that would limit its ability to communicate with social media companies over content moderation policies. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices that if the “unprece

  7. NBC News

    Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block curbs on contact with social media companies (opens NBC News)

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    Lower courts have ruled that some government agencies and officials should be restricted from communicating and meeting with social media companies to moderate their content.

  8. Forbes

    Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions On Biden Administration’s Contact With Social Media Sites—For Now (opens Forbes)

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    A lower court stopped the Biden Administration from pushing social media firms to remove what it considered to be misinformation about matters like Covid-19.

  9. Bloomberg

    Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Social Media Curbs in Biden Case (opens Bloomberg)

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    A US Supreme Court justice temporarily paused a ruling that would restrict the Biden administration’s contacts with social media companies while the justices consider how to handle a new First Amendment clash.

  10. Wall Street Journal

    White House Asks Supreme Court to Halt Order on Social Media Censorship (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The Biden administration seeks a stay of a lower-court ruling forbidding federal officials from pressuring online platforms to suppress disfavored viewpoints.

  11. Talking Points Memo

    Supreme Court Grants Brief Administrative Stay In Biden Social Media Case (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court Thursday to stay a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruling on its communication with social media companies, calling it “startling,” “novel and disruptive” and a “radical extension” of current doctrine.

  12. The Daily Caller

    Biden Admin Asks SCOTUS To Pause Appeals Court Ruling Blocking It From Encouraging Social Media Censorship (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to freeze an appeals court ruling blocking it from coercing or encouraging social media companies to censor speech.

  13. Engadget

    Supreme Court pauses court order preventing government contact with social media companies (opens Engadget)

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    The Supreme Court has temporarily halted a lower court ruling that prohibited White House officials from communicating with social media companies.

  14. The Washington Free Beacon

    Supreme Court Pauses Restrictions on Biden Admin Contacting Social Media Companies (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily put on hold an order restricting the ability of President Joe Biden's administration to encourage social media companies to remove content it considers misleading, including about the COVID-19 pandemic.

  15. Politico

    Alito pauses order banning Biden officials from contacting tech platforms (opens Politico)

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    Supreme Court temporarily blocks a lower court ruling limiting Biden administration officials' contact with social media companies.

  16. Fox News

    Supreme Court pauses order banning Biden officials from coordinating with social media companies (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Justice Alito issued a temporary stay on a lower court injunction that banned the Biden administration from coordinating with social media companies.

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