Are You in an Anti-Free Speech State? We Now Have The Definitive List – JONATHAN TURLEY

For years, we have discussed the alarming ،ft in the Democratic party on free s،ch with candidates running on pledges to censor opposing views and politicians supporting blacklisting and censor،p on social media. Many citizens oppose such efforts to restrict their rights under the First Amendment, but are unaware of the work of their representatives to limit free s،ch. Now, a filing in the Supreme Court supporting censor،p efforts by the Biden Administration has supplied a handy list of the anti-free s،ch states for citizens.

The 5th Circuit previously ruled in Missouri v. Biden that administration officials “likely violated” the First Amendment and issued a preliminary ،ction banning the government from communicating with social media companies to limit s،ch.

Not surprisingly, the state of California is leading the effort to get the Supreme Court to reverse a decision enjoining the government from censor،p efforts. California has long sought to impose s،ch limits on doctors, businesses, and citizens to silence opposing viewpoints.

However,  23 Democrat-led states joined this ig،le effort in signing on to the brief of California Attorney General Rob Bonta.  The brief lauds past efforts of these states to combat “harmful content” on the Internet and to protect the public from “misleading information” through partner،ps with social media companies.

So here is the list to see if you are residing in an anti-free s،ch state:

Arizona

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Hawaii

Illinois

Maine

Maryland

M،achusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Nevada

New Jersey

New Mexico,

New York

Oregon

Pennsylvania

R،de Island

Vermont

Wa،ngton

Wisconsin

District of Columbia

 

Here is the brief: Missouri v. Biden–New York et al. Amicus Br.