Missouri Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey told Newsmax on Monday that by any legal definition or standard, the Biden administration “obtained the censorship on big tech” to suppress opposing viewpoints during COVID and “Americans suffered.”
Bailey joined “Rob Schmitt Tonight” to talk about the oral arguments before the Supreme Court earlier in the day regarding the case known as Murthy vs. Missouri. SCOTUS agreed to hear the case after a U.S. District Court judge ruled last July that the White House violated free speech by “coercing” or “significantly encouraging” social media platforms to take down dissenting posts about its COVID policies and guidance.
At least two media outlets reporting on Monday’s arguments said SCOTUS was “skeptical” or “wary” of limiting the federal government’s contact with social media platforms.
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