Supreme Court Rejects X Corp.'s Appeal Against Gag Order on Trump's Twitter Records
08-10-2024 07:09
The Supreme Court has chosen not to review an appeal from Elon Musk’s X Corp. regarding special counsel Jack Smith's acquisition of a search warrant for former President Donald Trump's messages on Twitter. X Corp. claimed that the nondisclosure order associated with the warrant constituted an infringement of the First Amendment and represented an unprecedented circumvention of executive privilege. Although Twitter initially faced a $350,000 fine for failing to comply with the warrant, it did not contest the validity of the search warrant itself but rather focused on the restrictions imposed by the gag order. In its appeal, X warned that the implications of such orders could extend beyond executive privilege, potentially affecting other confidential communications, such as those between a doctor and a patient. The Supreme Court's decision to decline the appeal was issued without comment or dissent, effectively concluding X Corp.'s legal battle in this case.
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