Civil Litigation,
Constitutional Law
Aug. 1, 2018
In echo of Trump suit, Democratic legislator sued for blocking dissenters on Twitter
State Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, has been sued by a pair of anti-vaccine activists who say he should not be allowed to block them on Twitter.
SACRAMENTO -- State Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, has been sued by a pair of anti-vaccine activists who say he should not be allowed to block them on Twitter.
The case is reminiscent of a May court decision that President Donald J. Trump could not block people on the social media platform. That case is on appeal.
In fact, the complaint asserts Trump and Pan -- a liberal Democrat -- are part of t...
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