| On July 4th, a federal court made an erroneous decision that blocked the Biden Administration from communicating with companies in the social media industry. Laurence Tribe, a constitutional law scholar, and Leah Litman thoroughly investigated the case. dismantled the “reasoning” behind the decision in Missouri v. Biden. But it’s worth examining two other aspects of the decision and its potential to harm our judicial system if it is not reversed. |
| First is the disintegrity of how the case came to be, particularly in comparison to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s approach to even-handed justice. Second, a particularly relevant precedent is omitted in the 155 pages of the decision. Together, these two points underscore the decision’s risk of sowing great mistrust in the law. |
| Let’s start with the decision. Judge Terry Doughty was confirmed as a judge in 2018The court ruled that Republican Attorneys General were likely to be successful in their claim that First Amendment prohibits the government from trying to convince internet companies to remove false COVID related information. |
| As Tribe & Litman You can also write, however, “[C]onsiderable precedent . . . The government has the right to ask private parties… |
