Judge rejects Trump lawsuit challenging ban from Twitter
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May 8, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A San Francisco judge tossed out former President Donald Trump's lawsuit challenging his permanent ban from Twitter.
U.S. District Judge James Donato said Friday that Trump failed to show Twitter violated his First Amendment right to free speech. Free speech rights don't apply to private companies and Trump failed to show Twitter was working as a state actor on behalf of Democrats, the judge wrote.
"The amended complaint merely offers a grab-bag of allegations to the effect that some Democratic members of Congress wanted Mr. Trump, and 'the views he espoused,' to be banned f...
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