They don’t want him preventing free speech.

The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) has expressed opposition to potential collaboration between the Biden administration and social media platforms aimed at censoring controversial viewpoints. They filed an amicus brief in the case of Vivek H. Murthy et al v. State of Missouri et al, arguing against government suppression of protected speech. NRB emphasized that government should not establish any orthodoxy on public matters and highlighted the indirect nature of proposed censorship, which could be unconstitutional if enacted directly through legislation.

The lawsuit, led by Republican attorneys general from Missouri and Louisiana, accuses the Biden administration of unlawfully collaborating with social media platforms to censor conservative viewpoints and negative news about the Biden family. Content including discussions on COVID-19 mitigation strategies and theories about its origins, along with negative coverage of Hunter Biden, were allegedly censored.

U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty initially issued an injunction barring federal officials from pressuring social media companies to remove protected speech. However, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals later temporarily stayed this injunction, raising concerns about ongoing censorship.

Various organizations, including the nonpartisan Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, have submitted amicus briefs urging the Supreme Court to prevent government interference in content moderation decisions by private companies. Their efforts aim to safeguard free speech rights and prevent any administration, regardless of political affiliation, from exerting undue influence on public discourse.

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