JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ A Missouri man is suing his state representative after being blocked by her Twitter account in a case reminiscent of a recent ruling against President Donald Trump.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court on behalf of Mike Campbell, a personal injury lawyer living in Centralia. He was blocked from Republican Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch’s account after he retweeted another state representative who criticized her.
The lawsuit argues Twitter is a public forum and blocking constituents because of their political views violates their First Amendment rights.
Other officials around the country are being sued on similar grounds. A federal judge ruled in May that Trump violated the First Amendment when he blocked critics on Twitter.
Reisch did not immediately return a request for comment.
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