Civil Litigation
Mar. 6, 2020
Federal judge nixes Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s censorship lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson dismisses Tulsi Gabbard’s censorship lawsuit against Google, finding the company wasn’t a ‘state actor’ as required by the First Amendment free speech clause when the congresswoman’s Google ads account was suspended.
A U.S. judge has dismissed with prejudice Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's censorship lawsuit against Google Inc., finding the technology giant wasn't performing as a state actor when it suspended her ads account last year.
The Hawaii Democrat and presidential candidate sued when Google temporarily banned an ads account she created to communicate with her supporters immediately after the first wave of debates. Tulsi Now, Inc. v. Go...
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