https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2019/02/another-politician-probably-violated-the-first-amendment-by-blocking-a-constituent-on-twitter-campbell-v-reisch.htm Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:49:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2019/02/another-politician-probably-violated-the-first-amendment-by-blocking-a-constituent-on-twitter-campbell-v-reisch.htm#comment-2240 Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:49:56 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=19670#comment-2240 […] capability of social media, but some of them hate getting unfiltered constituent feedback. So politicians keep blocking their constituents on social media, and courts keep declaring the blocks u…. If your job is to represent constituents that you don’t actually want to hear from, find a new […]

]]> https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2019/02/another-politician-probably-violated-the-first-amendment-by-blocking-a-constituent-on-twitter-campbell-v-reisch.htm#comment-2233 Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:16:00 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=19670#comment-2233 I am asking for this (social media companies cannot allow users to be blocked for gov’t social media pages) exactly in the Davison v Facebook case (1:18-CV-1125 in Eastern District of Virginia). Oral arguments are this Friday (Feb 22, 2019) on motion to dismiss and motion for a preliminary injunction.

]]> https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2019/02/another-politician-probably-violated-the-first-amendment-by-blocking-a-constituent-on-twitter-campbell-v-reisch.htm#comment-2231 Sat, 16 Feb 2019 20:32:00 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=19670#comment-2231 The taxpayers are NOT footing the bill for this. Reisch held a campaign rally to pay her legal fees. It was challenged in court, and she sort of won. So some of her legal fees were paid thusly. She (unfortunately) won re-election, where she has gone on to introduce a bill allowing politicians to use their campaign funds to pay legal fees should they arise. Keep in mind that disgraced Missouri ex-Governor Greitens is also trying to use his campaign funds to pay his legal fees, so her bill could have big consequences.

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