Dad Stays Losing In Facebook Jail: Show-Me Supreme Social Media Free Speech FAIL

Actually . . .

From what we can understand, the SCOTUS ruling isn't so bad given that decision was mostly about standing and not merit of the VERY COMMON PRACTICE of Feds dictating social media content guidelines.

Still .  . . 

For now . . . 

Reality Check: Government looms large over all of the apps on your phone. 

Most people already knew this and most doubt it'll change any time soon. 

Here are the basics . . .

In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the court held that neither the states nor seven individuals who were co-plaintiffs in the case were able to demonstrate any harm or substantial risk that they will suffer an injury in the future.

Therefore, they do not have legal standing to bring a case against the federal government.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who inherited the lawsuit from his predecessor, has called the federal government’s actions “the biggest violation of the First Amendment in our nation’s history.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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