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Trump v. Twitter, Part 1: How Social Media Censorship Abuses Federal Law

Trump v. Twitter, Part 1: How Social Media Censorship Abuses Federal Law
This illustration photo shows a woman in Los Angeles looking at the official Twitter account of then-President Donald Trump on June 23, 2020. AFP via Getty Images
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This is the first in a three part series explaining legal and constitutional issues in former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter. This installment focuses on how social media censorship abuses federal law.

Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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