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Local resident is asking a judge to declare the mayor violated her First Amendment rights and have a jury determine compensation for damages

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[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 15 points 8 months ago

In the Supreme Court case Linkde v. Freed (2024), justices ruled public officials could be sued for preventing citizens from commenting on their social media page, even if the account is personal, so long as they have the authority to speak on the government’s behalf or are purported to be doing so in the post in question.

Ouch. Easy cash.