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Supreme Court Clarifies When Public Officials Can Be held Liable for Social Media Activity

Constitutional Law Reporter

Freed , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. In reaching its decision, the appeals court held that a public official engages in state action only when the official performs a legally mandated “duty of his office” or invokes the “authority of his office.” In Lindke v.

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