Louisiana officials react to US Supreme Court ruling on social media misinformation suit [Video]

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill called a Supreme Court ruling “disappointing” after the justices ruled in favor of the Biden administration over how far the federal government can fight misinformation on social media.

U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty heard Murthy vs. Missouri in a Louisiana federal court. Gov. Jeff Landry filed the lawsuit in 2022 while still the Louisiana Attorney General.

According to the Associated Press, the justices threw out the lower-court ruling by a 6-3 vote on Wednesday, June 26.

The states, including Louisiana and Missouri, argued that the government worked with social media platforms like Facebook and X, formerly known as Twitter, in ways that infringed users’ free speech rights. Justice Amy Coney Barrett said the states and other parties did not have the legal right to sue.

Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas dissented, according to the AP.

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