Constitutional Law
May 29, 2018
@realDonaldTrump: You can’t block people
The recent ruling in the Trump Twitter-blocking case itself is a clear First Amendment victory in a legal sphere just beginning to take shape.
John T. Nockleby
Professor of Law
Loyola Law School
John is director of the Civil Justice Program at Loyola Law School.
Sherene Tagharobi
Loyola Law SchoolSherene is a third-year law student at Loyola Law School.
It's unclear if President Donald Trump will heed a declaration issued in federal district court on May 23 that by blocking his critics on Twitter, he violates the Constitution, but the ruling itself [attached below] is a clear First Amendment victory in a legal sphere just beginning to take shape.
The decision reinforces the important principle that the president does not have special privileges that override others' First Ame...
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