Government to Appeal Injunction on Social Media Suppression, Says DOJ

DOJ is appealing to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals the preliminary injunction order signed Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Terry Doughty for Western Louisiana in Monroe, enjoining roughly five dozen Biden administration defendants from conversing with social media companies about perceived content suppression, said DOJ’s notice of appeal late Wednesday (docket 3:22-cv-01213).

Doughty on the July 4 holiday granted Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) and Missouri AG Andrew Bailey’s (R) request for a preliminary injunction against most of the nearly 70 federal government defendants. The complaint alleges the administration coerced and collaborated with social media companies to control public narrative about COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates and results from the 2020 election.