La., Mo. Urge Quick Discovery on Social Media Collusion Claims

The U.S. government argues its free speech matters more than citizens’ free speech, said Louisiana and Missouri Thursday at the U.S. District Court for Western Louisiana. “The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected this argument,” said the states, citing 2017’s Matal v. Tam. The Biden administration urged the court last week not to grant expedited discovery on seeking a preliminary injunction in case 3:22-cv-01213-TAD-KDM, where the two states claim the administration colluded with social media platforms to censor and suppress truthful information (see 2207050042). Courts often grant expedited discovery in cases challenging a government action’s constitutionality, responded the states. “The Government cites no authority to the contrary.”