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Technology,
Civil Rights

Apr. 21, 2022

Shareholder plaintiffs aim to trample free speech, Musk lawyer says

Elon Musk has continued to make public statements about taking Tesla public, which is the subject of a sharehold complaint.

An attorney representing Tesla Inc. on Wednesday accused plaintiffs in a shareholder lawsuit of trying to “trample on Elon Musk’s First Amendment rights” by barring him from discussing the case before and during the trial.

Plaintiffs’ lawyers are seeking a temporary restraining order from U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen of San Francisco to enjoin Musk from speaking with the media and other public outlets about this case, claiming his “hi...

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