The plaintiffs had argued that Mr. Trump’s Twitter feed is an official government account and that blocking users from following it is a violation of their First Amendment rights. By blocking particular people from viewing or replying to message chains because they had expressed views he did not like, it argued, Mr. Trump had violated their First Amendment rights. Judge Buchwald, who was appointed to the federal bench in 1999 by President Bill Clinton, agreed. Mr. Jaffer said Mr. Trump or Mr. Scavino should simply unblock the users. (Judge Buchwald mentioned that possibility, writing that “injunctive relief directed at Scavino” was one of the options that “remain available.”)

Source: New York Times May 23, 2018 18:37 UTC