"Supreme Court's Rulings on Public Officials' Social Media Blockings"

The Supreme Court ruled that public officials can block people on social media in certain circumstances, setting a clearer standard for when they are considered state actors online. The cases involved elected school board members in California and a city manager in Michigan who blocked critics on their personal social media accounts. The court's unanimous opinion, written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, clarified that government officials' speech on social media can be subject to First Amendment scrutiny if they have the authority to speak on the state's behalf and purported to be exercising that authority.