Subject: UPDATE: Missouri v Biden
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2024
From: Harmeet K. Dhillon
John, on March 18 the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on Murthy v Missouri (formerly known as Missouri v Biden) – and it will mark yet another milestone in one of the most important battles for your First Amendment rights.
The judge that originally ruled on Murthy v Missouri called it “the most massive attack against free speech in United States history” – and that’s no exaggeration.
Murthy v Missouri showed us that Rogan O’Handley’s case was no isolated incident.
Government officials put immense pressure on social media companies to censor conservative speech, and it went all the way to the top.
But don’t just take my word for it.
In comments exposed by Jim Jordan and the House Judiciary Committee, the White House’s national digital strategy director stated that his concern was “shared at the highest (and I mean the highest) levels of the WH” corresponding with employees of a prominent social media platform, after they failed to take “sufficient action.”
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, John.
The government went to great lengths to stifle not just President Trump’s speech, not just my speech, and not just Rogan O’Handley’s speech – but YOUR speech.
And that’s why we got involved.
Thankfully, in Murthy the district court stood with patriots like you, and the Fifth Circuit Court largely upheld the lower court’s decision…
…but now it’s gone all the way to the Supreme Court – and we filed an amicus brief calling on the Court to affirm the Fifth Circuit’s ruling.
If you want the Center for American Liberty to continue fighting for your First Amendment rights, I hope I can count on your continued support.
Remember – our case on behalf of Rogan O’Handley is also before the Supreme Court – and the Court’s decision in Murthy v Missouri could determine the outcome of Rogan’s case too.
The difference between Rogan’s case and Murthy is the identity of the state actor censoring speech. In Murthy, the federal government pressured social media platforms to censor conservative speech while in Rogan’s case it was the state of California.
But whether it is a state government or the federal government censoring speech, both paradigms are 100% unconstitutional.
No matter what happens, we’ll keep pushing forward, doing everything in our power to uphold our most sacred and fundamental rights.
