Federal Judge Hands RFK Jr. a Win in Lawsuit Accusing Biden Admin of Censoring COVID-19 Vaccine Info

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A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction in favor of Robert Kennedy Jr. and his lawsuit accusing the Biden administration of censoring free speech.

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has notched a victory in his legal battle against alleged government censorship of statements he made on social media that were critical of the COVID-19 vaccines.

A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction against the White House and other federal defendants in a lawsuit brought by Mr. Kennedy Jr. that accuses the Biden administration of orchestrating a campaign to pressure social media platforms to censor vaccine criticism.

Judge Terry A. Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued the ruling on Feb. 14, stating that Mr. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated a strong likelihood of success in proving government infringement of his free speech rights.

The injunction prevents the defendantsโ€”which include the White House, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the FBIโ€”from taking any actions to coerce social media companies to remove or suppress content containing protected free speech.

The injunction remains on hold for the time being, however, as the proceeding in Mr. Kennedy Jr.โ€™s lawsuit has been consolidated with the case of Missouri v. Biden, which is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The freeze will be in place for 10 days after the Supreme Court rules in Missouri v. Biden, which is based on the same evidence.

The defendants have, in prior public statements, denied illegally leaning on social media companies to stifle protected free speech.

Rather, they have said they only ever flagged objectionable content, such as that they claimed was โ€œmisinformationโ€ and โ€œdisinformationโ€ and that it violated the companiesโ€™ own terms of use.

โ€˜Destructive, Coercive Threatsโ€™

Mr. Kennedy Jr., along with plaintiffs Childrenโ€™s Health Defense and Connie Sampognaro, a health professional who says she was harmed by the governmentโ€™s censorship campaign, have alleged in their class action complaint that the Biden administration violated their right to free speech.

They accuse President Joe Biden and other federal defendants of systematically and repeatedly using โ€œdestructive, coercive threatsโ€ to force social media platforms to censor protected speech.

Byย Tom Ozimek

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