Fifth Cir. Puts Hold on Biden Social Media Contacts Injunction

The Fifth Circuit Tuesday withdrew its order barring some members of the Biden administration from pressuring social media platforms over moderating vaccine misinformation, while a First Amendment suit by two Republican attorneys general proceeds.

The court issued the order one day after it had granted a request for rehearing by Missouri and Louisiana, which sought to extend the scope of the preliminary injunction. The court instead ordered that the Biden administration respond to the petition for rehearing by Sept. 28, and ordered that the preliminary injunction issued by the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana remain stayed ...