Official Violated St. Louis Resident’s Free Speech With Block on Twitter: Federal Court

President of the city’s Board of Aldermen blocked the political activist after she criticized him.
Official Violated St. Louis Resident’s Free Speech With Block on Twitter: Federal Court
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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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An elected official in Missouri violated the constitutional rights of a political activist when he blocked her on Twitter, now known as X, a federal court ruled on Jan. 29.

Then-St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, a Democrat, in 2019 blocked activist Sarah Felts just hours after she made a post calling on him to explain the decision to close a prison.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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