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Supreme Court lays out new test for determining when public officials can be sued for blocking users

The Supreme Court on Friday clarified when a public official who blocks a constituent on social media may be sued for doing so. It sent a pair of disputes over whether local officials crossed a constitutional line when they blocked users for Facebook comments back to lower courts for further proceedings.
Mar 15, 2024 (00:21)
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