Supreme Court Wary of White House Social Media Contact Curbs (1)

The US Supreme Court signaled it’s likely to reject curbs on the Biden administration’s contacts with social media companies, hearing a case that will shape efforts to tackle election interference and misinformation during the final months of the 2024 campaign.

Key justices on Monday questioned lower-court rulings that imposed restrictions on the White House and several federal agencies after concluding they had unconstitutionally coerced social media platforms into taking down posts about the pandemic and the 2020 election.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested he didn’t see anything unusual in the government’s interaction with the platforms. “In my experience, the United States ...