WASHINGTON—The White House asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to restore President Trump’s power to block individual Americans from following his Twitter account, an act that lower courts found violated citizens’ First Amendment rights. The case involves seven individuals who the president in 2017 blocked from following @realDonaldTrump after they posted critical replies to his tweets. They sued to restore their access to Mr. Trump’s account, arguing that they were entitled to follow it because the president uses it to make...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 20, 2020 18:33 UTC