Appeals court rules Trump violated First Amendment by blocking Twitter users
By Ronn Blitzer
Fox News
July 9, 2019
Reaction and analysis from Freedom Caucus chair Rep. Mark Meadows and Judiciary Committee member Rep. Jim Jordan on ‘Hannity.’
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that President Trump is not allowed to block people on Twitter over statements he does not like, affirming a lower court’s decision that declared the president’s account a “public forum.”
In a Tuesday decision, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals noted that because Trump uses Twitter to communicate with the public about his administration, and his account is open to the public for people to comment on his posts, it warrants constitutional free speech protection under the First Amendment.