Lindke v. Freed

Decided March 15, 2024. Amy Coney Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 22-611 · 601 U.S. 187 · Cited 77 times

A public official who prevents someone from commenting on the official’s social-media page engages in state action under 42 U. S. C. §1983 only if the official both (1) possessed actual authority to speak on the State’s behalf on a particular matter, and (2) purported to exercise that authority when speaking in the relevant social-media posts.

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