A case involving Donald Trump’s use of his personal Twitter account for official business now pending before the Supreme Court could signal how the justices plan to dispose of several others involving the ex-president’s policies.
The dispute revolves around a 2019 ruling from the New York-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that found Trump’s use of @realDonaldTrump for official business created a “public forum” entitled to First Amendment protection. The court held that Trump violated the Constitution when he blocked followers because they were critical of him.
The Justice Department and the Twitter users who sued the ...
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