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May 14, 2025
9th Circ. Says Trustee Is Liable Under New Social Media Test
A California school board member violated the First Amendment when she blocked two parents from making comments on her public Facebook and Twitter pages, the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday, reaffirming a district court's judgment after applying the U.S. Supreme Court's new state-action test.
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January 17, 2025
9th Circ. Revisits Board Members' Blocks On Social Media
An attorney for two California school board members on Friday urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse a lower court's ruling that his clients violated the First Amendment by blocking two constituents from their Facebook page, saying that new rules outlined by the U.S. Supreme Court when it remanded the case call for it.
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July 27, 2022
9th Circ. Says Officials Can't Block Constituents On Facebook
A pair of California school board members violated the First Amendment when they blocked two of their constituents from commenting on their public Facebook pages, the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday, saying the social media pages are public forums.