SCOTUS Clarifies Standard for Plaintiffs to Sue Public Officials for Social Media Restraint – Lindke v. Freed and O’Connor-Ratcliff v. GarnierSCOTUS Clarifies Standard for Plaintiffs to Sue Public Officials for Social Media Restraint –
On March 15, 2024, the United States Supreme Court, in Lindke v. Freed and O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier established a new standard to assess whether a social medial account run by local, state, or federal government officials subjects that public official to a potential First Amendment violation under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. The decisions clarify when […]