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Oct. 25, 2021

Trump suit against YouTube censorship finds a judge in California

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White of Oakland took the First Amendment case after two other federal judges, Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. and Susan Y. Illston, recused themselves.

Trump suit against YouTube censorship finds a judge in California
Hatem El-Gamasy shows a recorded YouTube video of one of his live appearances, in New York, Sept. 14, 2017. (New York Times News Service)

Donald J. Trump's lawsuit against YouTube for suspending his account following the Jan. 6 insurrection into the U.S. Capitol, recently transferred from Florida to the Northern District of California, has finally found a judge.

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White of Oakland took the First Amendment case Thursday after two other federal judges, $95

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