Collusion Between Feds, Big Tech on COVID Censorship Violated First Amendment, State Officials Say

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks to his staff in March 2023. Courtesy of the Missouri Attorney General's Office

Missouri and Louisiana sued the federal government over COVID-19 pandemic policies they claim violated the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans by colluding with Big Tech to censor anyone who dissented from the official line.

“In May of last year, Missouri filed a landmark lawsuit against dozens of officials in the federal government to stop the biggest violation of the First Amendment in the history of this nation,” Missouri’s Attorney General Andrew Bailey told a House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 21.