Trump's blocking of Twitter critics unconstitutional: US appeals court

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Trump's blocking of Twitter critics unconstitutional: US appeals court

Constitution violated.

US President Donald Trump violated the Constitution by blocking people whose views he disliked from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the First Amendment forbids Trump from using Twitter's ...

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