Federal Judge Rules Donald Trump Can't Block Critics On Twitter

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A federal judge in New York has ruled that President Donald Trump is in violation of the First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter for political speech.

From USA Today:

A group of Twitter users sued the president in July after the @realDonaldTrump account blocked them from replying to his messages. The seven users had each tweeted a message critical of the president before they were blocked.

“Blocking of the individual plaintiffs as a result of the political views they have expressed is impermissible under the First Amendment,” Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald wrote in the decision.

“While we must recognize, and are sensitive to, the president’s personal First Amendment rights, he cannot exercise those rights in a way that infringes the corresponding First Amendment rights of those who have criticized him,” she wrote.

The White House did not immediately have a comment on the ruling.

Now, how many of you think Trump will unblock anyone? Show of hands please...?

BREAKING: President Trump's blocking of critics on Twitter is unconstitutional, court rules. https://t.co/8fZ6cdKbAL pic.twitter.com/47a0yNYYkb

— Knight 1st Amendment (@knightcolumbia) May 23, 2018

My co-plaintiffs and I just won our federal lawsuit against President Donald J. Trump for blocking us on Twitter. No government official is above the law—not even the President of the United States.

— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) May 23, 2018

Federal judge rules @realDonaldTrump blocking critics on Twitter is violation of the First Amendment. @JordanUhl blares LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" in the background

— Joe Giesy (@HeyJoeGies) May 23, 2018