The Supreme Court will hear arguments in March about the government’s role in issuing and censoring public health information during the pandemic. The lawsuit is focused on whether the government’s request for social media and search companies to moderate COVID-19 information violated users’ First Amendment rights. The case, called Murthy v. Missouri, involves plaintiffs, including authors of the Great Barrington Declaration and a conservative news outlet owner, who claim that their COVID-19 content was suppressed. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that government agencies were prohibited from influencing social media content, a decision that was stayed by the Supreme Court in October 2023. The lawsuit questions the collaborative relationship between government agencies and social media companies.
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Covid misinformation case heads to Supreme Court
