High Court Hears Arguments On State Action, Government Coercion Of Social Media

( March 18, 2024, 3:50 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In oral arguments on March 18 over claims that the federal government violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by purportedly coercing social media platforms into removing disfavored speech, the U.S. Supreme Court justices sought clarification on such issues as state action, traceability and redressability as they grapple with the respondents’ standing and the scope of an injunction against the government....