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Kennedy v. Biden

Date
2023
Geography
Louisiana
Part of
Kennedy v. Biden

About this case

Filing year
2023
Status
Complaint filed.
Geography
Docket number
3:23-cv-00381
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → W.D. La.
Case category
Climate Change Protesters and Scientists → ProtestersConstitutional Claims → First Amendment
Principal law
United States → First Amendment
At issue
Class action lawsuit alleging that federal defendants violated the First Amendment by by inducing social-media companies to censor others’ protected speech, including speech regarding climate change.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
03/24/2023
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a nonprofit organization he founded, and a Louisiana resident filed a class action lawsuit in the federal district court for the Western District of Louisiana against President Biden and other federal defendants asserting that since early 2020 the federal government had violated the First Amendment by inducing social-media companies to censor others’ protected speech. Defendants included Gina McCarthy, in her official capacity as White House National Climate Advisor. The complaint alleged that McCarthy “publicly demanded that social-media platforms engage in censorship and suppression of speech that contradicts federal officials’ preferred narratives on climate change” at an event in June 2022. The plaintiffs sought declaratory relief and a nationwide injunction.

Summary

Class action lawsuit alleging that federal defendants violated the First Amendment by by inducing social-media companies to censor others’ protected speech, including speech regarding climate change.