NEW YORK — First Amendment advocates sued President Donald Trump
NEW YORK — First Amendment advocates sued President Donald Trump on
Tuesday, saying it is unconstitutional to block his critics from
following him on Twitter.
The Manhattan federal court lawsuit from the
Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University cited seven
individuals rejected by Trump or his aides after criticizing the
president. Besides Trump, the lawsuit also named as defendants White
House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and Dan Scavino, White House director
of social media.
Jameel Jaffer, the institute's director, said
dozens of people reached out after his organization told the White House
three weeks ago that it wasn't permitted to block individuals from
following the president's 8-year-old
