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muriel_volestrangler

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11. He didn't lose. It was moot. But they threw out the lower court decision *against* him.
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 01:23 PM
Apr 2021

So this is what he wanted.

Supreme Court wipes away ruling that said Trump violated Constitution by blocking Twitter followers

Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court on Monday wiped away a lower court opinion holding that then-President Donald Trump violated the First Amendment when he blocked followers from his Twitter account.
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Lawyers from the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University sued on behalf of the individuals, arguing Trump's action violated their First Amendment rights.
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Then-Solicitor General Jeff Wall asked the Supreme Court to take up the case, arguing that Trump's account is personal, even if it is sometimes run by his assistant Dan Scavino.
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But after the election and after Twitter banned Trump from the platform for violating its policies related to the US Capitol insurrection, Wall asked the Court to dismiss the case and wipe away the lower court opinion.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/05/politics/supreme-court-trump-twitter-followers/index.html
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