As you’ll recall, on July 30, 2024, ICAN funded a lawsuit, led by its lead attorney Aaron Siri, on behalf of a journalist who was blocked by CDC on the social media platform X (Twitter). The blocking occurred shortly after the X user exercised her First Amendment rights by posting criticisms of CDC.
ICAN is pleased to announce that just days after the CDC was served with the lawsuit, it capitulated and unblocked this user. That is justice delivered, and quickly:
While this is great news for the American public, this suit is not yet over. A strong message must be sent to CDC that it must never violate anyone’s First Amendment rights. Ever. If CDC did not learn its lesson from this lawsuit, more will follow.
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