Supreme Court Case Threatens Trump's Criminal Defense

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in two cases related to social media, and the legal arguments Trump once made in court are now coming back to haunt him. Government officials facing lawsuits for blocking followers on social media are asking the court to adopt a legal position that Trump advocated in 2020, arguing that their social media activity was private and nonofficial. If the court's conservatives adopt Trump's old view, it could weaken his attempt to dismiss his federal criminal indictment for election interference. Additionally, the article discusses the gag order that silenced Trump, the recovery of West Maui after a wildfire, the confusing testimony of crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, the history of witch trials inspiring annoying merch, Mark Zuckerberg's fight against Sam Altman and OpenAI, and a breakdown of the Hasan Minhaj saga.