schwit1 writes: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has won a preliminary injunction against the White House and other federal defendants in a lawsuit alleging government censorship of anti-vaccine speech on social media. However, the injunction will remain on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on related cases brought by Missouri and Louisiana. Judge Terry A. Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana said Wednesday that the injunction was warranted because Kennedy had shown a strong likelihood of success based on his own claims.
White House defendants, Surgeon General defendants, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defendants, Federal Bureau of Investigation defendants, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency defendants likely violated the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. said Doughty. Kennedy's class action complaint, filed with medical expert Connie Sampognaro and Kennedy's nonprofit Children's Health Defense, alleges that since early 2020, the federal government has (formerly known as Twitter). , to censor constitutionally protected speech.
Specifically, Kennedy said the government suppressed “facts and opinions about COVID-19 vaccines that might make people 'hesitant' about making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory.” Kennedy said the defendants “infiltrated” the conduct of social media platforms by “invading” the private affairs of social media companies and blurring the line between public and private conduct. There was sufficient evidence of joint participation, Doty said.
