Supreme Court Sides br With Biden Administration , in Social Media Case.br Attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri, and other right-wing individuals, .br Attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri, and other right-wing individuals, .br previously brought a lawsuit against the government, alleging that it had influenced what social media companies allow on their sites.br In particular, plaintiffs in the case of Murthy v. Missouri questioned whether the Biden administration violated free speech protections amid the pandemic when social networks were instructed to remove COVID misinformation.br In particular, plaintiffs in the case of Murthy v. Missouri questioned whether the Biden administration violated free speech protections amid the pandemic when social networks were instructed to remove COVID misinformation.br On July 4, 2023, Louisiana Judge Terry Doughty br agreed with the plaintiffs and restricted members of the Biden administration from interacting with social media companies in an attempt to moderate their content.br The U.S. Supreme Court struck br down the lower court's ruling by a vote of br 6-3 on June 26, 'The Guardian' reports. .br The plaintiffs, without any br concrete link between their injuries br and the defendants’ conduct, , Justice Amy Coney Barrett, via majority opinion.br ... ask us to conduct a review of the br years-long communications between dozens br of federal officials, across different agencies, br with different social-media platforms, br about different topics, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, via majority opinion.br This court’s standing doctrine br prevents us from ‘exercis[ing such] br general legal oversight’ of the br other branches of government, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, via majority opinion.br Ultimately, Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote that the lower court "glossed over complexities in the evidence" and br "also erred by treating the defendants, plaintiffs br and platforms each as a unified whole.".br Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas br and Neil Gorsuch dissented.br Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas br and Neil Gorsuch dissented.br For months, high-ranking government officials br placed unrelenting pressure on Facebook to br suppress Americans’ free speech, Justice Samuel Alito, via dissenting opinion.