After the Supreme Court declined to rule on the merits of Murthy v. Missouri, a federal judge has paused litigation — so efforts to end systematic government censorship could hang in the balance.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty granted a motion from the defendants — former President Joe Biden and his top administration officials — to stay the case. Jenin Younes, a litigation counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance representing plaintiffs, told The Federalist the order pauses the case in light of President Donald Trump’s executive order “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship.”
“The government suggested that we move to stay discovery,” Younes said. “They want to put in a statement about what effect they think the executive order has. I’m guessing they’re going to say it makes the case moot.”
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