Today was the oral argument on the cross-motions for summary judgment in the @knightcolumbia lawsuit against Trump for blocking people on Twitter. Here's a first report —>https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/971835079973621761 …
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Replying to @chrisgeidner @knightcolumbia
Muting still silences their voice, doesn’t it? I thought the only difference is that the person can still read but anything he/she types is not visible.
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Replying to @Tryagain5555 @knightcolumbia
I think the it suggests the more troubling part of this to the judge is being cut off from his presidential communications — and not the ability to respond.
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Replying to @chrisgeidner @knightcolumbia
I thought govt could not make content-based distinctions between pamphlets or posters though: if anyone posted, all could. Seems better to require he block all posters.
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(By which I mean mute all - don’t know there’s a way to just switch off responses.)
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Replying to @Tryagain5555 @knightcolumbia
There's no ruling, and a minimal report. I think you're looking at the case differently than the judge. If the only concern the judge has is with being able to read the president's tweets, muting is fine.
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You're focusing on people's private communications to the president through Twitter, and it's possible the judge see that as an issue (or at least of a constitutional dimension).
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